webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Pattaya and the virus: Large crowds queue for cheap masks at Makro Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported that a large and eager crowd gathered at Makro in North Pattaya on Sunday to buy cheap face masks. People had heard it was the last day that the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) were selling packs of 4 for ten baht. There were only 300 packs left when the selling started, said the media. Picture: 77kaoded Pictures showed a large amount of people in masks queueing though whether they were "social distancing" or staying 1-2 meters apart was a moot point. Last week Siam Makro said they were making it a requirement for shoppers at their stores in Thailand to wear face masks during the continuing Covid-19 crisis, notes Thaivisa. Source: 77kaoded -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-03-30 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Supose there is nothing else to do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, webfact said: Last week Siam Makro said they were making it a requirement for shoppers at their stores in Thailand to wear face masks during the continuing Covid-19 crisis, notes Thaivisa. And yet they are only able to provide 300 packs of four for sale. At the same time that more places are following suit in insisting on customers wear one, it is becoming much harder to find anywhere that has any at all, and the prices are heading steadily upward despite the government assuring us price gouging would not be allowed under any circumstance. As we were told some weeks back, if people who are not sick use masks, there will not be enough when large numbers of people actually get sick, which is just coming home to roost here. I only know of one place which insists on wearing a mask who actually have them available for sale, though I suspect they will sell out shortly too. Using an old mask is going to be more unhealthy than not wearing one, so I foresee this issue getting messy in weeks to come. Pray they contain it here soon, so things can start to get back to normal. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, webfact said: People had heard it was the last day that the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) were selling packs of 4 for ten baht. So what, they already exported all the other remaining masks, and those few were the only ones leftover in Thailand??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin612 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Only 300 packs, each person can purchase 1 pack. Next news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianezy0 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Should have had a mask a raid the night before! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 Meanwhile in Bangkok, hospitals are begging people to donate masks. Positive cases of the virus among health workers is rising rapidly. So sad. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanadaSam Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 I don't know why people are having difficulty finding face masks, I get mine at any 7-11 or virtually any corner store, supermarket, etc. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmjam Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 looks like a great way to spread covid while getting your masks as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rech Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 10 hours ago, darksidedog said: And yet they are only able to provide 300 packs of four for sale. At the same time that more places are following suit in insisting on customers wear one, it is becoming much harder to find anywhere that has any at all, and the prices are heading steadily upward despite the government assuring us price gouging would not be allowed under any circumstance. As we were told some weeks back, if people who are not sick use masks, there will not be enough when large numbers of people actually get sick, which is just coming home to roost here. I only know of one place which insists on wearing a mask who actually have them available for sale, though I suspect they will sell out shortly too. Using an old mask is going to be more unhealthy than not wearing one, so I foresee this issue getting messy in weeks to come. Pray they contain it here soon, so things can start to get back to normal. But masks are everywhere for Thai, so why foreigners cannot fin them ?! https://bit.ly/39A5glX Many pharmacies have them also ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tropo Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 10 hours ago, darksidedog said: And yet they are only able to provide 300 packs of four for sale. At the same time that more places are following suit in insisting on customers wear one, it is becoming much harder to find anywhere that has any at all, and the prices are heading steadily upward despite the government assuring us price gouging would not be allowed under any circumstance. As we were told some weeks back, if people who are not sick use masks, there will not be enough when large numbers of people actually get sick, which is just coming home to roost here. I only know of one place which insists on wearing a mask who actually have them available for sale, though I suspect they will sell out shortly too. Using an old mask is going to be more unhealthy than not wearing one, so I foresee this issue getting messy in weeks to come. Pray they contain it here soon, so things can start to get back to normal. Not all masks are created equal. If it is a paper mask, it's a pretend mask and only useful to placate other people who stress out when you're not wearing one. Only the surgical masks are useful. Are they selling packs of surgical masks? Due to the unavailability of masks, no one is throwing them away after 8 hours of use, so most people are wearing filthy masks pretending to be safe, looking down on non mask wearers with contempt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 10 hours ago, darksidedog said: And yet they are only able to provide 300 packs of four for sale. At the same time that more places are following suit in insisting on customers wear one, it is becoming much harder to find anywhere that has any at all, and the prices are heading steadily upward despite the government assuring us price gouging would not be allowed under any circumstance. As we were told some weeks back, if people who are not sick use masks, there will not be enough when large numbers of people actually get sick, which is just coming home to roost here. I only know of one place which insists on wearing a mask who actually have them available for sale, though I suspect they will sell out shortly too. Using an old mask is going to be more unhealthy than not wearing one, so I foresee this issue getting messy in weeks to come. Pray they contain it here soon, so things can start to get back to normal. If you and the other mod's allowed us to post links here where to buy them for a good price it would be much easyier for everyone to buy real N95 masks online. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 They should have tried a local shop,for local people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby52 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 At the local market paper masks are 4 for 40b at the entrance of friendship 20b each to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Many of the mask I see Thai wearing are now self made by locals who got a hold of a sewing machine. They are just taking simple cloth and sewing them. There have been news reports Thai T.V. these mask are no up to standard the sewing is all uneven. There are also lots of people making mask and selling them online. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEtonal Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I purchased 4 paper masks for 10b at Villa Market in The Avenue Mall on Sunday from the security guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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