Emergency workers usually busy attending accidents on Thailand's roads mill around ambulances parked at a service station -- fewer crashes and crimes a welcome outcome for several Asian countries during coronavirus lockdowns.
"Accidents have gone down quite a lot," said Banjerd Premjit, chief of the Por Tek Tung emergency medical team operating just outside Bangkok. "People drink less and they're less reckless on the roads," Banjerd said as his fellow medics played mobile games while waiting for the next emergency call. Thailand has one of the highest rates of road fatalities per capita in the world, coming second only to war-torn Libya in 2015.
But this year saw a 60 percent decrease nationwide, with the death toll dropping to 167 from 386 people the year before. This year's figures are even promising in India, which normally records 150,000 fatalities each year on its chaotic roads. With millions practicing better hygiene, doctors noticed the annual winter flu season came to an abrupt end in February -- nine weeks early with less than a third of last year's deaths. Scientists estimate China's improved air quality averted more than 12,000 cardiovascular-related deaths, although warned in the Lancet journal their results should be "interpreted with caution".
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