Nguyen Minh Huong, an office worker, said,” I have had to wear a helmet whenever I go up over the last few days because the air quality has been so poor.”
It’s difficult to breathe, she says. I have had to cut off my day outside because I sneeze all the time, Huong told AFP.
Difficult flights last month were impacted by thick cloud covering Hanoi, leading to a rise in air pollution and lowering awareness.
Conditions forecasters have regularly issued warnings of thick haze, particularly in Vietnam’s northeast mountainous regions.
According to the most recent World Bank report on air pollution, Hanoi residents are exposed to almost five times the WHO recommended levels.
A number of major health problems, including stroke, heart disease, and lung cancers, are linked to air pollution exposure, according to the WHO.