Thai health authorities to eliminate duplicate food allowances for COVID-19 patients in isolation

[webfact]

 

Thailand’s National Health Security Office will reduce the allowance, given to COVID-19 patients in home or community isolation, to 600 baht per day, from 1,000 baht, to eliminate duplication of allowances, effective from September 1st.

 

NHSO Secretary-General Dr. Jadet Thamtat-aree said Sunday that they have found that numerous patients in home or community isolation in various provinces are being provided free food by local administration organizations, hence, the decision to cut the food allowance.

 

Normally, the 1,000 baht daily allowance covers three meals a day, basic medication, counselling and monitoring services, provided by private clinics which have joined the home or community isolation program.

 

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[RichardColeman]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

Normally, the 1,000 baht daily allowance covers three meals a day, basic medication, counselling and monitoring services, provided by private clinics which have joined the home or community isolation program.

30,000 a month ? That's probably more than double a lot of salaries ! Pays to test positive !

[Gottfrid]

Someone have the right amount of intelligence in e the office! Yes, go ahead and do that. Under normal circumstances the general Thai use all between 150 - 200 baht a day for food.

[ThailandRyan]

Damn, a money pit meant only for the Hi-So's seems to have made it's way to the general public, but now that's been fixed, and only Hi-So's can feed at the trough.  Of course they need their 3 sushi filled meals, and high end foods delivered and ergo why its 1k a day, as they also must have direct access to the on-line monitors and medications are sent by rapid courier Drones, with video conferencing with those mental health officials to talk with about how their life has been affected and they feel like a mere mortal..

Edited August 23, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[rwill]

I could eat 3 meals for less than 150 baht/day if I wanted to.  I'm surprised the whole county isn't in home isolation. It pays much better than most jobs here.

[Olof Karlsson]

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

30,000 a month ? That's probably more than double a lot of salaries ! Pays to test positive !

What about the retired people. They have about 700 thb per MONTH ! 

[trainman34014]

My Dog might like the look of that muck but i wouldn't eat it at any price !