Thailand's Covid Crisis: Thais urged to hang out white or red flags if they need food or medical help

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Picture: Daily News

 

An online group called "Pheuan Ruam Thuk" (friends in a crisis) is urging Thais in need to hang out flags if they need help, reported Daily News.  

 

The flags should be any material they have like a t-shirt or cardboard and displayed in a prominent place so that neighbors, social services, health personnel or even total strangers can see. 

 

It should be in a prominent place outside your house or room.

 

White means you need food.

 

Red means you need medical assistance such as medication or a hospital bed. 

 

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[grandpa]

I don't know anyone in Thailand who does not have a phone of some sort to summon help!

[connda]

Not a bad idea.

[johng]

11 minutes ago, connda said:

Not a bad idea.

Not a bad idea for those imprisoned in  the workers/laborers  camps.

[jojothai]

What if its a red and white flag?
I Have some of those to discard after last Sunday

Edited July 16, 2021 by jojothai
correction

[sherwood]

53 minutes ago, grandpa said:

I don't know anyone in Thailand who does not have a phone of some sort to summon help!

How many people do you know in Thailand?

There are over 60 million people living in this country, many people in my little village do not and have no money for a phone let alone electricity. 

Please....

[Caldera]

That sounds like a good idea for the 1918 flu pandemic. In the year 2021, on the other hand, people generally have mobile phones and know how to use them.

[djayz]

That'll never work. People nowadays are too busy walking around with their heads buried in their phones to notice any calls/signs for help. 

[Upnotover]

Guess it could be worse....

[Excel]

Guess the Thai army will have supplies

[RotBenz8888]

Haven't seen any red/white emergency flags here in Bangkok, but plenty of "condo for sale" posters on windows. Both are signs of increasing desperation. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

White means you need food.

Best go an get the missuses draws in from the line, might be sending out a wrong message.

[Burma Bill]

36 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Guess it could be worse....

My thought as well - thanks! The Black Death in Medieval times.

[Peterphuket]

Are smoking signals also allowed? No I don't stay in a national Park.

[bangon04]

Thais have always been encouraged to hang Red White and Blue flags outside their homes, workplaces, public spaces and anywhere else. Maybe they can also be encouraged to hang posters and photos of the king as well??  oh wait.... confusing...

[champers]

Another ASEAN country has been doing this for a while; Myanmar or maybe Indonesia, can't remember which. Good idea in rural areas.

[BostonRob2]

4 hours ago, jojothai said:

What if its a red and white flag?
I Have some of those to discard after last Sunday

If Rooster sees that you just won post of the week. Brilliant!

[lolalol]

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Haven't seen any red/white emergency flags here in Bangkok, but plenty of "condo for sale" posters on windows. Both are signs of increasing desperation. 

I my neighborhood one real estate rent office is renting out its own office space. Very unfortunate

[khaowong1]

I just saw a pair of red thongs hanging out a window, I better go check.  ????

[internationalism]

somehow revolutionary colours in thailand

[mancub]

How about a yellow flag to show that you're doing just fine thanks ?

[Misterwhisper]

Great idea!

 

I wish we could expand that to a few more flag colors:

 

Green = I need money

Amber = I need beer

Pink = I need a woman

Purple = I need a haircut

Black = I need to be left alone

[pokerface1]

Damm I only have a yellow shirt 

[thaipara]