webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thailand Post to deliver 2.3m face masks By THE NATION Thailand Post will deliver 2.3 million face masks nationwide, starting this evening, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam today after a meeting at the Covid-19 Situation Administration Centre. He added that the 11 manufacturers can now produce 2.3 million masks a day. Of the total, 1.3 million will be given to the Public Health Ministry for healthcare workers while the Interior Ministry will take the balance of 1 million for distribution to village health volunteers and officials providing services to the public. The distribution of face masks will gradually expand to cover the general public while exports will be banned without permission. He added that the Finance Ministry was working out a plan to lower import tax of medical equipment , after cutting the import tax of masks to zero per cent. He denied a report that the government had prepared a plane to repatriate Thais stranded in Italy. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385086?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=internal_referral -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-31 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, webfact said: He added that the Finance Ministry was working out a plan to lower import tax of medical equipment Why doesn't Thailand just make its own medical equipment? They're doing that in the US and UK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davo369 Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, ukrules said: Why doesn't Thailand just make its own medical equipment? They're doing that in the US and UK They are...... but they sell them back to china 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tayaout Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Davo369 said: They are...... but they sell them back to china Who sell them back to Thailand! This is why they need to lower the import tax! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt1591 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, Tayaout said: Who sell them back to Thailand! This is why they need to lower the import tax! But, that would cut out the biggest middleman! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin612 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 According to the news, zero mask to the public. I think the only way to obtain mask is through the black market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 68 million people/2.3 million masks = drop in the ocean. A step in the right direction, but it feels like it's too little, too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 More hot air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 So , if there are three of you you will get 7 whole masks. ( almost ) Not fair on single people or couples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 The Post Master General and his 'Important' co-workers at HQ will soon by drivng new Merc's once this many every day get sold off ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 If Thailand Post are delivering then we should receive them some three weeks after the Pandemic is declared to be over! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 9 hours ago, webfact said: The distribution of face masks will gradually expand to cover the general public while exports will be banned without permission. So, if they are officially selling face masks abroad, that's obviously OK. I see our glorious leader doesn't have the balls authority to stop companies exporting them, even during an ermegency. After all, it must be 'profit before health'. Perhaps he could start using that phrase, or incorporate the lyrics into a hit song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 19 hours ago, JAG said: If Thailand Post are delivering then we should receive them some three weeks after the Pandemic is declared to be over! I won't ever receive them nothing arrives to my house from T P EVER ! even with a tracking number. ???? luckily my wife is making them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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