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DPM Supattanapong: Gov’t to take hold of new COVID-19 wave in 2 months

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, maintained today that the government will be rolling out more relief measures for people affected by the new wave of COVID-19, while being optimistic that the government will be able to contain the new spread in two months.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, addressed criticisms concerning the government’s new relief payout campaign saying that the government did not anticipate the current surge of cases lasting longer than two months, thus does not require this campaign to cover a longer duration.

 

The government’s latest payout campaign will offer eligible persons, mostly independent and informal workers, 3,500 baht per person per month relief money, which will be provided for two months.

 

Minister Supattanapong said more measures will be introduced once the situation de-escalates, mainly economic stimuli, while the government will continue to promote foreign investment in Thailand to resume once the crisis has passed.

 

He said the government will need to make more evaluations of proposals to extend the domestic consumption 50:50 subsidy campaign due to the increasing uncertainties, while hinting that new measures would likely be short-term ones to address the present situation.

 

On assistance to the tourism sector, the DPM said the extended We Travel Together tourism subsidy campaign is now going ahead, along with special financial offers to help tourism businesses maintain their fluidity.

 

We Travel Together is a campaign launched last year to promote domestic tourism, offering registered persons 40% or up to 3,000 baht subsidy for their hotel stay per night along with other benefits. The campaign has been extended with extra quotas until 30th April this year.

 

The DPM and Energy Minister said the government will be taking care of all public persons who report illegal activities via the government’s 1111 complaints hotline.

 

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The Thais have really been good dealing with this pandemic.
 

Fast and effective measures brought in to limit the spread early while other countries were dithering, denying and dying in their tens of thousands.
Early testing which saw Thailand detect covid before any other country outside China.

Anutin was out promoting mask wearing while other leaders were claiming it wasn’t necessary.
 

Targeted relief handouts to help out the most in need, but not a huge cash splash for people who don’t need that will take decades of austerity to repay. 
 

And the very successful We Travel Together program that created jobs and income for the hard hit tourism sector. 
 

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Why is the DPM so sure the pandemic will be finished or under control in 2 Months, why doesn't he share his information with the rest of the world so we can see an end to this virus in 3 Months,...... because he can't share something that is not possible. 

And for the 3,500B for 2 Months, that is just a sweetner for Thai people.... 

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1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Sure, let's have more domestic tourism incentives! We could spread Covid to those last 20 provinces. Jeez, how bad does it have to get for these idjits to get their thumb out?

 

I dont know where you are, but you could take a nap in the middle of sukhumvit soi 11 without getting hit by a car.

 

How muck more restricted should things be?

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12 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

last week it was 2 weeks

 

this week its 2 months

 

next week its ???

 

 


The infection numbers have dropped off in two weeks as correctly predicted. 
And it will be completely under control again in two months, which was the same amount of time they successfully controlled it in April.

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:


The infection numbers have dropped off in two weeks as correctly predicted. 
And it will be completely under control again in two months, which was the same amount of time they successfully controlled it in April.

 

 

 

Where is the drop of cases

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/thailand/

 

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