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Phuket officials pass out Covid-19 “survival bags”.

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Saturday, February 26, 2022 14:48

Photo by PR PHuket.

Phuket officials handed out Covid-19 “survival bags” to residents of the Kamala area yesterday. The bags contained food and medical supplies, and were given to high-risk people self isolating, many of whom have lost livelihood from not being able to work. So far there are no details available about how many bags were given out.

The chief of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office said there have been more home-isolation patients getting assessed and treated through online healthcare since infections have risen in the past few months. On Thursday, the chief assured the public that almost all new Covid-19 cases are “green” patients, patients with mild symptoms or none at all.

Phuket’s economy has been ripped apart by Covid-19. The island province relies heavily on tourism for income, and the number of tourists plummeted from 14,800 a day on average in 2019 to 500 a day on average in 2021. At one point, the average monthly income in Phuket fell to 1,961 baht per month.

SOURCE: The Phuket News | The Phuket News | The Phuket News

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Loong

2022-02-26 19:14

Quote The bags contained food and medical supplies, and were given to high-risk people self isolating, So, according to the pic, these high-risk, self isolating people go out to a collection point to receive their bag????

marksailorman

2022-02-27 12:54

That should last a day or so. How Generous.

marksailorman

2022-02-27 12:55

It is difficult to count those bags as they go out the door.

Stonker

2022-02-28 08:19

On 2/26/2022 at 2:48 PM, Thaiger said: At one point, the average monthly income in Phuket fell to 1,961 baht per month. There's no point being 'nice' about this since the point has been made several times before that this…

Nivram

2022-02-28 09:08

Survival bags?? Instead of spending approx. 400 million dollars on 3 jets from the USA, distribute this to the people who have no income since the start of the pandemic.

Tara Abhasakun

A Thai-American dual citizen, Tara has reported news and spoken on a number of human rights and cultural news issues in Thailand. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in history from The College of Wooster. She interned at Southeast Asia Globe, and has written for a number of outlets. Tara reports on a range of Thailand news issues.

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