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By Nattakarn Jeamrugeekul and Hataiphan Tungkananukulchai<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangkok, Apr 1 (EFE).- Six months after all remaining Covid-19 restrictions were lifted in Thailand \u2013 known by its tourist bureau as the “Land of Smiles” \u2013 many residents are still choosing to wear face masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thais give various social, health and employment reasons for continuing to use the masks, which were mandatory outdoors between April 2021 and June 2022 at the height of the pandemic in the southeast Asian nation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thai people wear face masks in a public area in Bangkok, Thailand, 31 March 2023 (issued 01 April 2023). EFE\/EPA\/RUNGROJ YONGRIT<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

“I feel uncomfortable when I see everyone wearing it and I am not. Sometimes they\u2019ll look and even though they don’t say anything, I don’t like being looked at,” says Jiratchaya, a 16-year-old student, who regularly wears a mask to feel “comfortable” and \u201cmore protected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even before the pandemic, masks were commonly used in Thailand, especially in the capital, due to seasonal air pollution problems which have returned again this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is common to see Bangkok residents wearing masks while walking outdoors, despite authorities only recommending their use in crowded or poorly ventilated places after the emergency decree and all Covid restrictions ended in October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thai motorists wear face masks as they ride on a motorbike in a traffic intersection in Bangkok, Thailand, 31 March 2023 (issued 01 April 2023). EFE\/EPA\/RUNGROJ YONGRIT<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This is even more notable on the capital\u2019s often crowded skytrain public transport system, where voice announcements regularly remind commuters that covering one\u2019s nose and mouth is “recommended.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahidol University academic Wonpen Keawpan, who studied the extensive use of masks in Thailand throughout the pandemic, says it is an “interesting” issue on which there are still no studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic designer Siwaporn, 36, says she continues to wear them “simply because everyone else does.” Booranin, a 33-year-old lawyer, also says “peer pressure” is one of the main reasons why he is still covering his face.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thai commuters wear face masks as they travel on a subway in Bangkok, Thailand, 31 March 2023 (issued 01 April 2023). EFE\/EPA\/RUNGROJ YONGRIT<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

“It feels strange to get on a train and not have your mask on as everyone wears them,” says Siwaporn, adding that \u201cpersonally, I don’t want to wear it anymore.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other reasons for continued, widespread mask use are the high levels of harmful air pollution in the country during the cooler winter months, partly as a result of annual crop burning, as well as traffic and construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, the disease control department said that in the first five days of January, more than 1.32 million Thais fell ill from high levels of air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think that the mask is good protection against dust and pollution,” says cleaner Chanpen, 57, adding that \u201cI cough a lot if I don’t wear one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palita, a 32-year-old medical worker, says pollution is the main reason why she \u2013 and her young son \u2013 both still wear a mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t want him to get sick from the pollution,” she says.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Most Thai commuters wear face masks at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand, 31 March 2023 (issued 01 April 2023). EFE\/EPA\/RUNGROJ YONGRIT<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On Mar. 12, the northern city of Chiang Mai topped the list of the world\u2019s most polluted cities, ahead of Lahore, Hanoi and New Delhi, according to the AirVisual monitoring website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while severe Covid-19 outbreaks of the past two years may have ended, many remain mindful of staying safe from the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I sometimes wear a mask when I leave the house, especially when I know I\u2019ll be spending time indoors and with a lot of people. I feel safer that way \u2013 in case someone next to me is coughing or sneezing,” says translator Chatchaya, 32, who removes her mask “in the open air.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is an option some Thais, such as 54-year-old security guard Soontorn, do not have. Soontorn must continue wearing a mask for work, although he says he doesn\u2019t wear one in his personal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thailand has recorded 4.7 million Covid-19 cases and more than 33,900 deaths since Jan. 3, 2020, according to data from the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government figures show 77 percent of the population is fully vaccinated with at least two doses. EFE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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