Bangkok monks now sporting bespoke facemasks

Monks (well, some of them, anyway) in the nation’s capital have begun wearing custom face masks and even facial shields, as they make their daily morning alms rounds. Abbot Phra Maha Somkiat Yansuttho and his novices from Bangkok’s Wat Matchan Tikaram temple, aka. Was Noi, wore face masks while they went out to ask for alms and chat with neighbouring residents today.

The abbot says he learned from the internet that the production cost of face masks would be less than 20 baht, so he decided to make them for everyone in the temple. The home-made shields even included the words ‘FACE SHIELD’ emblazoned across the top, just in case anyone was unsure what they were.

SOURCE: The Nation