webfact Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Prisons get Bt193m budget to prevent Covid-19 from spreading By THE NATION Narat Sawettanan The Department of Corrections has disbursed Bt193.52 million to prisons nationwide to procure medical supplies for protection against Covid-19 and reduce crowdedness, director-general Narat Sawettanan said on Wednesday (April 22). “The budget disbursement is a policy of Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin to increase prisons' efficiency in preventing Covid-19 infection,” he said. “It is divided in three parts; the first part of Bt56.6 million will be used for buying medical supplies to prevent the disease from spreading. The second part of Bt56.3 million will be used to construct quarantine zones and additional sleeping space for 24,588 inmates. The balance Bt80 million is earmarked to buy bunk beds for 24,217 inmates.” Narat said that currently there are over 380,000 inmates in correctional facilities nationwide, while the prisons have a total capacity of only 220,000. “Additional sleeping space and bunk beds will help accommodate 48,775 inmates, increasing the total capacity to 268,775, which should help reduce the problem of crowdedness,” he said. Narat said that so far there had been two confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection among prison inmates. Both have fully recovered, and there had been three confirmed cases among prison staff, who are still under hospital care. “The department will monitor the health of inmates and staff closely with the help of officials from local public health offices.” Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386599 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-04-23 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cake Monster Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 Whats that Hedgehog doing sleeping on this guys head during a Press Conference. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cake Monster said: Whats that Hedgehog doing sleeping on this guys head during a Press Conference. Poor man is having a bad hair day.???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Only 5 cases and 193m baht budget doesn't make sense, maybe they know there is a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Cake Monster said: Whats that Hedgehog doing sleeping on this guys head during a Press Conference. I was thinking beaver ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kullstar Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 So that's where Davey Crocketts hat went! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, webfact said: Narat said that so far there had been two confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection among prison inmates How is that likely. Pictured below, social distancing in a Thai prison. Edited April 23, 2020 by Jimbo2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: I was thinking beaver ???? I'm usually thinking beaver, too! But he likely has a murderer for a barber! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I’m guessing at least half the money will make it to where it’s needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 10:11 AM, Cake Monster said: Whats that Hedgehog doing sleeping on this guys head during a Press Conference. At least he has the decency to not use hair dye, that looks even more ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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