Precautions stressed to avoid smog’s side effects

LAHORE: Dean Institute of Public Health Professor Dr Zarfishan Tahir has said increasing air pollution is a direct threat to human health and the amount of carbon dioxide, smoke, dust and toxic gases in the air has enhanced due to which overexposure is leading to a significant increase in eye diseases, chest infections, coughs, colds, asthma and respiratory diseases.

Therefore, people should avoid going out unnecessarily to protect themselves from the harmful effects of smog and make sure to use a facemask while going out and wash the face and eyes with fresh water to avoid eye irritation, redness (conjunctivitis) so that dust particles should be washed.