Facemask sales limited to pack a day

By THE NATION

 

 

You can now buy only one four-piece packet of facemasks per day, the Department of Internal Trade has decided, in a bid to maintain an adequate supply.

 

 

Director general Whichai Pochanakij said on Friday (February 28) he had discussed the matter with executives of CP All, which operates 7-Eleven stores, about limiting sales at all 11,800 outlets.

 

“Sales have been limited to one pack per person per day to prevent multiple purchases,” he said.

 

The department asked Blue Flag shops to impose the same restriction.

 

“We’re making them more accessible by hastening their distribution through convenience stores, Blue Flags, Mini Big C and Lotus Express, covering around 14,000 outlets in total,” Whichai said.

 

The 11 factories producing masks in Thailand can together churn out up to 35 million a month.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383043

 

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Ive got about 100 in me drawer at work,I should sell em !!

"No chance we will run out of masks" - I read it here a few weeks ago ????

 

Also these masks are worthless, disposable respirators are better but ill often fitting.

 

13 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

 

“Sales have been limited to one pack per person per day to prevent multiple purchases,” he said.

 

 

 

They will have to install biometrics scanners, to catch repeat mask buyers.... !!!

"You can now buy only one four-piece packet of facemasks per day"

 

Will immigration have a new form that, available at Promenada only, to be stamped by the shop when you buy the masks and the stamped form to be returned to immigration within 24 hours under threat of a 5000 baht fine ?

According to a respiratory specialist I know, these flimsy masks are useless in preventing a coronoavirus infection. All this kind of announcement does is encourage sheepish panic buying. It would be interesting to see who has interests in selling them.

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by bangkokfrog

10 minutes ago, bangkokfrog said:

According to a respiratory specialist I know, these flimsy masks are useless in preventing a coronoavirus infection.

True, the WHO Thailand pointed this out a while back, contradicting the health minister's position that those "damned farang" who refuse to wear them should be kicked out of Thailand. 

The problem was the Chinese were trying to buy them all a couple of the pharmacy's that I know stopped selling them to the Chinese and keep them for Thai people 

35 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

They will have to install biometrics scanners, to catch repeat mask buyers.... !!!

Unfortunately the facial recognition software proved to be unreliable after it was found most buyers were wearing a mask 555

34 minutes ago, bangkokfrog said:

According to a respiratory specialist I know, these flimsy masks are useless in preventing a coronoavirus infection. All this kind of announcement does is encourage sheepish panic buying. It would be interesting to see who has interests in selling them.

According to my observations all masks are useless because many people use them as chin mask. Better leave them to those who know when and how to use them. 

 

 

Edited February 29, 20206 yr by Tayaout

57 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Ive got about 100 in me drawer at work,I should sell em !!

So that is where they all are........  Tried for a week many places always same sold out/no have.

 

 managed to borrow one for yesterday............... Hospital + 6 different 7/11 shops + Watson + Boots + 2 Pharmacies always same sold out/no have, so cannot give back or have one myself for next trip into Bangkok to Hospital this month..

3 minutes ago, ignis said:

So that is where they all are........  Tried for a week many places always same sold out/no have.

 

 managed to borrow one for yesterday............... Hospital + 6 different 7/11 shops + Watson + Boots + 2 Pharmacies always same sold out/no have, so cannot give back or have one myself for next trip into Bangkok to Hospital this month..

lol, every other day another packet gets plonked on my desk.... Rather amusing to see work colleagues use them as a sleeping mask to grab a few ZZZZ's during their lunch break.

Having never worn one before yesterday, the borrowed one I used was by 3M...  My problem was seeing.... 1.5 hours each way on Purple line + underground line = every time I breath my glasses misted up, what did I do wrong ??

Great cuz I’m sick with flu and fever itchy lungs and coughting rn.. they should make it two weeks for sick people ????

 

to make it worse I met a few Chinese people a few days before From guandzong and sanghai... but since my fever is only 37-37.5 they didn’t test me when I went hospital. And I can’t even get a mask cuz sold out everywhere ????. I’m staying home and taking antibiotics but yeah don’t blame me if people around me get sick with rules like this.. can’t buy mask can’t test virus ????. 

Edited February 29, 20206 yr by Drax

10 minutes ago, ignis said:

Having never worn one before yesterday, the borrowed one I used was by 3M...  My problem was seeing.... 1.5 hours each way on Purple line + underground line = every time I breath my glasses misted up, what did I do wrong ??

Probably the wrong size for your face or you did not adjust the thin metal bar to your nose. 

Edited February 29, 20206 yr by Tayaout

28 minutes ago, ignis said:

Having never worn one before yesterday, the borrowed one I used was by 3M...  My problem was seeing.... 1.5 hours each way on Purple line + underground line = every time I breath my glasses misted up, what did I do wrong ??

Same here when I tried one last year due to the air pollution. Within 15 minutes I was getting sniffles due to the poor air flow, and my sunglasses were misted up. 

24 minutes ago, Drax said:

I’m staying home and taking antibiotics

Useless against viral infections 

8 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

Useless against viral infections 

Nah. Had a really bad bacterial sore throat also... it’s improved a lot since started taking.... but that’s issue. There could be more than just that. They didn’t test me so who knows. 

14 minutes ago, Drax said:

Nah. Had a really bad bacterial sore throat also... it’s improved a lot since started taking.... but that’s issue. There could be more than just that. They didn’t test me so who knows. 

Like condoms. Don't use secondhand ones!

5 minutes ago, sniggie said:

Like condoms. Don't use secondhand ones!

They good for a few goes.

 

Bung em in the washing machine with some detergent and mint flavored mouth wash...Use Cuddly softener on the rinse cycle.

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The 11 factories producing masks in Thailand can together churn out up to 35 million a month.

So, with 70 million Thai, every Thai must share one mask with another Thai for one whole month. Wow !!! ????

Fortunately I stocked up to help fend off Thailand's horrendous 2.5PM air pollution debacle before the wu virus panic stampede. 

4 hours ago, bangkokfrog said:

According to a respiratory specialist I know, these flimsy masks are useless in preventing a coronoavirus infection. All this kind of announcement does is encourage sheepish panic buying. It would be interesting to see who has interests in selling them.

Just watched the news this morning that had several doctors on a panel and they said the same thing only useful if you are sick and it helps not spreading the virus to others.

15 hours ago, Drax said:

Great cuz I’m sick with flu and fever itchy lungs and coughting rn.. they should make it two weeks for sick people ????

 

to make it worse I met a few Chinese people a few days before From guandzong and sanghai... but since my fever is only 37-37.5 they didn’t test me when I went hospital. And I can’t even get a mask cuz sold out everywhere ????. I’m staying home and taking antibiotics but yeah don’t blame me if people around me get sick with rules like this.. can’t buy mask can’t test virus ????. 

Why are you taking antibiotics?

Did the doctors tell you so?

The mask in the picture is almost useless. Why aren't people at least wearing FFP3 masks?

16 hours ago, Drax said:

I’m staying home and taking antibiotics but yeah don’t blame me if people around me get sick with rules like this..

You should be aware that antibiotics can weaken your immune system. This can cause a double whammy if what you have is a virus because antibiotics are useless against them. You could be helping the virus.

 

Though I doubt you have nCoV2019, if you do, you could be cooking your own goose. They are saying that mild forms can suddenly turn much worse in the 2nd or 3rd week as it spreads deeper into the lungs. The immune system didn't stop it. If you are serious, I would consider talking to a doctor.

 

Although research on this is fairly new, the effect has been know by medical people for decades.  How antibiotics may render flu infections more dangerous

1 hour ago, Northman said:

The mask in the picture is almost useless. Why aren't people at least wearing FFP3 masks?

There's none of anything left.

Limiting the small supply of these crappy useless masks to just a small handful each time sounds like they've come up with a plan that can cause the maximum amount of exposure by forcing people to make unnecessary trips back and forth to the local shops.

 

I've almost never heard of anything so stupid before, but just a short while back Anutin had his rant.

I am worried about pollution masks.

Have around 60-70 now.

Luckily I bought some in December because of the pollution at that time.

 

But the supply is limited. How can I protect myself after that? They cost 20 THB per piece before at the 3M shop. Now I should pay 10 USD because of Corona?

I am talking about air pollution.

How do I protect myself once I run out of masks.