Recipients of donations at Yala railway station must report immediately to health officials

 

 

An urgent announcement was issued today by the Governor of Thailand’s southern border province of Yala, calling on people, who went to the Muang district railway station to receive rice and dried food donations on Tuesday, to report immediately to health officials for COVID-19 screening.

 

The donations were organized by a group of railway officials, who raised funds among themselves to buy goods for distribution to people in the province who are deprived of their normal earnings by the restrictions imposed to contain the pandemic.

 

The station was packed with people arriving to receive the donations, ignoring the social distancing requirement and prompting concern that they were at risk of being exposed to the virus.

 

Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/recipients-of-donations-at-yala-railway-station-must-report-immediately-to-health-officials/

 

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Perhaps if their souls were deemed worthy enough they might have received the mythical and elusive 5,000 baht hand-out and would not have had the  need to congregate in a scramble for food.

Tip of the day: Don't purchase 5's and 0's in the delayed lottery!