BMA rolling out mobile kitchens to feed Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Silapasuay Raweesangsoon (Centre)

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched a mobile kitchen to cook 500 meals per day for people suffering financial distress during the virus pandemic.

 

BMA permanent secretary Silapasuay Raweesangsoon said the move to set up the free kitchen, located beneath the MRT Tao Poon station in Bang Sue District, was in line with the prime minister’s policy to relieve people’s burdens during the outbreak.

 

 

 

“The Department of Social Development began operating the mobile kitchen on April 25,” she said on Monday (April 27).

 

“We also set up screening checkpoint to measure body temperature and hand out queue cards, cloth masks and handwash gel. Those queuing for food must wear a mask and maintain their distance from others for their safety and to prevent the spread of the disease.”

 

 

 

She added that BMA would launch more food stations to cover the whole of Bangkok.

 

 

“On Tuesday [April 28], we will a launch a mobile kitchen at Phet Thanom School in Ladprao District,” she added. “Also, we have assembled bags of relief supplies to help people who are suffering during the pandemic.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386851

 

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This is incredibly sad to see. I’ve just read in the Guardian that London has a new tribe of people living on the streets ... workers from restaurants, cafes, cleaners who have all lost their jobs and have been turned out if shared accommodation. What’s happening in Thailand is tragic. 
 

My personal view is that we are reaching the point where the economy has to open up, and those who are in risk groups for the virus have to self isolate ... we will never achieve herd immunity if everyone is in isolation, so the young and fit need to acquire the virus, get through it, and make it safer for the rest of society. We have to accept that there will be a second wave or more but just deal with it without lockdown. There are no solutions to this crisis that doesn’t involve pain. 

 

5 hours ago, AlexRich said:

There are no solutions to this crisis that doesn’t involve pain. 

Oh so true.

I was really expecting to see a machine similar to the magical air cleaning sprayer. Possibly some kind of gigantic Tom Yum Gung aerator.

if it is true from WHO person infected does not have immunity from coronavirus so it is better to have restrictions than whole country infected as there is so much we don't know about this disease

 

10 hours ago, AlexRich said:

This is incredibly sad to see. I’ve just read in the Guardian that London has a new tribe of people living on the streets ... workers from restaurants, cafes, cleaners who have all lost their jobs and have been turned out if shared accommodation. What’s happening in Thailand is tragic. 
 

My personal view is that we are reaching the point where the economy has to open up, and those who are in risk groups for the virus have to self isolate ... we will never achieve herd immunity if everyone is in isolation, so the young and fit need to acquire the virus, get through it, and make it safer for the rest of society. We have to accept that there will be a second wave or more but just deal with it without lockdown. There are no solutions to this crisis that doesn’t involve pain. 

 

Except there is absolutely no evidence at all that immunity is acquired following exposure. The "herd immunity" theory is a load of <deleted> when it comes to coronaviruses. There is increasing evidence though that reemergence can occur. Open up and within a year the whole workforce will be dead and the medical system collapsed. The state needs to directly give cash to people and organise for food kitchens everywhere until it reorganises its economy. That realisation will increasingly occur. But open the economy? Only when *you* are going to go and stand on the assembly line or process line with the rest of the workers.

 

2 hours ago, renz said:

if it is true from WHO person infected does not have immunity from coronavirus so it is better to have restrictions than whole country infected as there is so much we don't know about this disease

 

 

During the 1918 pandemic there where three waves, the second one being the most deadliest. But interestingly what they found is that those who had it before either didn't get it again or dealt with it much better ... so even if you don't have full immunity you are more likely to get over it without too much trouble.

 

The problem is that we do not have vaccines for any of the existing known coronaviruses, so I think its foolish to expect that we'll find one soon for SARS-COV-2. The "isolate until a vaccine is ready" approach may fail badly and leave the world in economic poverty.

 

 

Edited April 28, 20206 yr by AlexRich

2 hours ago, Yme said:

Except there is absolutely no evidence at all that immunity is acquired following exposure. The "herd immunity" theory is a load of <deleted> when it comes to coronaviruses. There is increasing evidence though that reemergence can occur. Open up and within a year the whole workforce will be dead and the medical system collapsed. The state needs to directly give cash to people and organise for food kitchens everywhere until it reorganises its economy. That realisation will increasingly occur. But open the economy? Only when *you* are going to go and stand on the assembly line or process line with the rest of the workers.

 

 

And the "wait until there is a vaccine" theory is pretty dumb, given that we do not have a vaccine for any coronavirus that has ever transmitted to humans. The fact that people have had the virus before will strengthen defences against any re-infection.

 

The 1918 pandemic affected younger adults between 18-35 years the most. The theory was that the first flu that a person experiences in their life provides a strengthened immunity to a re-infection ... the 1918 flu was similar (but not exact) to a flu that circulated around when older people were young, so when the pandemic hit in 1918 their bodies were more capable of dealing with it. The younger people below 18 had weaker, less developed immune responses that prevented a cytokine storm (where the immune system attacks the body). So the main victims were 18-35 year olds. 

 

My point is that even if people are re-infected they are likely more able to deal with it.

 

Has the BMA just noticed that there are hungry people on the streets of Bangkok?

 

Good plan though I do wonder if serving 500 meals is a bit too much and if the meals would be wasted and thrown away.

 

Sarcasm mode to off.