324 People in Alborz Province Affected by Heart and Respiratory Problems Due to Air Pollution

Air pollution in Alborz Province has caused more than 320 people to suffer from heart and respiratory problems in the past three days.

Mehrdad Babaei, head of the Emergency Medical Services Center of Alborz Province, announced on Wednesday, November 22, that 324 people have visited emergency departments due to heart and respiratory problems caused by air pollution over the past three days.

He added that out of this number, 237 people visited the emergency department with heart problems and 87 people with respiratory problems.

Stagnant air since last week in Alborz Province has intensified the level of pollutants in the province, and today kindergartens and primary schools in the province (except Talqan city and Asara district) have been closed.

In recent days, Tehran Province has also been facing air pollution.

Some time ago, the secretary of the Technical Committee for Issuing Vehicle Permits of the Environmental Protection Organization, referring to the financial damage caused by air pollution, stated that according to a World Bank report, air pollution causes annual damage of 2.6 billion dollars to the people of Tehran.

Source: Voice of America