Crisis gives birth to new opportunity for van operator in Chiang Mai

[snoop1130]

Crisis gives birth to new opportunity for van operator in Chiang Mai

By THE NATION

 

 

A Chiang Mai van operator, who has been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, has shifted to providing disinfection services in a bid to generate income.

 

Wichian Thongsuk, manager of JJ Travel Chiang Mai Co Ltd, said on Monday (May 11) that the Covid-19 outbreak has brought the company’s business to a standstill because it relies heavily on providing transportation services to foreign tourists.

 

“We usually rent vans or provide tours for tourists, 90 percent of whom are foreigners. The drivers normally earn about Bt20,000 to Bt30,000 per month,” he said. “However, with most of the customers vanishing due to the virus, the company’s dozen or so vans are left idle, while many drivers have decided to quit and return home to their provinces.

 

“So now the company is using its vans to provide disinfection services to people who want their home or workplace cleaned to prevent the spread of germs,” Wichian said. “We use nano9 silver disinfectant, which is made from 99.99 percent silver and is as effective as 70 percent alcohol as well as safer for users.”

 

The disinfectant was developed by Chiang Mai’s Maejo University.

 

The service costs Bt15 per square metre, while van drivers can earn Bt300 to B500 per job.

 

“We expect most business venues to require disinfection services once the government has eased lockdown restrictions,” he said. “We also provide disinfection services for personal and public vehicles.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387660

 

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[bkk6060]

Wow, good for them for not giving up and thinking of another business plan to adjust to this current situation. I wish them success.

[MrBrad]

What kind of guarantee does this company offer, and for how long is the guarantee effective?  A few weeks ago some workers in my village came through the neighborhood with a long hose and sprayed streets and trees with a solution that was supposed to disinfect the village, making it free of COVID-19.  It was a one-time walk through which hasn't been repeated since.  On other occasions, I've observed officials in another village stopping vehicles entering in order to spray the tires, again, supposedly to prevent COVID-19 from coming into the village.  If either of these and related safety measures were valid at one time, why haven't they been performed on a daily basis since?  It was just for show, of course. 

 

Though silver can and does kill bacteria, it has no known effect on viruses, and the coronavirus in particular, which is the primary concern today.  The medical use of silver has been known and used for hundreds of years.  Although Mae Jo University may have come up with a recipe for this particular silver solution, the concept is nothing new; the reporting is misleading to most readers.

 

Here are a couple links to the use of silver, in this case the ingesting of it, for the treatment of COVID-19.  There are many other websites debunk the use of silver in similar manners.

 

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/court-orders-halt-sale-silver-product-fraudulently-touted-covid-19-cure

 

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/17/sherill-sellman/no-silver-solution-wont-cure-coronavirus/

 

 

[fantom]

Thankyou Mr Brad

[JeffersLos]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The drivers normally earn about Bt20,000 to Bt30,000 per month,

The Bt10,000 comes from setting land-speed world records.