Ministry warns about false news on requirement of house registration details for masks

By The Nation

 

 

The Ministry of Industry has warned people not to believe in fake news stating that they have to fill house registration details to receive free masks.

 

Suchada Thaensap, the ministry spokesperson, on Friday (April 24) addressed reports appearing on online media that the ministry plans to distribute free cloth masks by postal delivery but the masks would be sent only after people fill out house registration details.

 

“We would like to clarify that the government has assigned the ministry to produce 10 million cloth masks to distribute to people without having to register,” she said.

 

She explained that the ministry will deliver 5.45 million masks to people in Bangkok via Thailand Post, according to the number of people in the house registration book.

 

“We have tasked provincial governors to distribute 2.5 million masks to people in Bangkok’s surrounding areas and risk-prone provinces, while appointing authorities to distribute 2.05 million masks to staff and employees who are at risk of infection,” she said.

 

“We would like to ask people not to believe in this fake news because it would be beneficial for criminals to use information in a wrong way.”

 

She added that people can check the delivery status and report a case of not receiving a mask or receiving an incorrect quantity of the item at the Ministry of Industry’s website: www.industry.go.th or www.หน้ากากไทยต้านโควิด.com

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386700

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

She explained that the ministry will deliver 5.45 million masks to people in Bangkok via Thailand Post, according to the number of people in the house registration book.

And of course all the people living in Bangkok ARE registered in the blue book where they stay... or wait... maybe not? How about people who rent condos and are registered back home somewhere in Isaan?

 

Here in our village, the municipality employees went from house to house to find out, how many people actually live in the house, I.e. in rented homes.  No questions asked about name, ID or Visas,  just plain numbers 

In Pattaya at Tesco ,just put my pink card no ,

Fine for Bangkok, but what about all those millions living outside Bangkok in Rural Isaan and the North, who pay the same taxes to the same Government, believe it or not!

 

3 minutes ago, graemeaylward said:

Fine for Bangkok, but what about all those millions living outside Bangkok in Rural Isaan and the North, who pay the same taxes to the same Government, believe it or not!

 

With a population of nearly 70 million in the country, 10 million masks won't go that far. I live in rural Khampaeng Phet and the Pu Yai Ban had enough mask made for everybody to have 3 each and they were delivered to every household at no cost to us. That was at least 3 weeks ago.

 

Only now, weeks late, are the ministry of industry are posting masks to perhaps 1 in 7 of the population.

 

People in rural areas are helping each other because they know that they will get 1/2 the square root of <deleted> all from the government.

 

The bad news is that the government cannot hold an election now as they know that they will be booted out, even if they fudge the results like last time.