Anutin champions the wearing of face masks once again - everything is under control - Thai Visa

Anutin champions the wearing of face masks once again - everything is under control

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's DPM and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul has once again told the public to continue to wear face masks.

 

The pandemic's early days featured the minister famously criticising a foreigner who wouldn't accept his offer of a free mask. 

 

Yesterday at health ministry HQ he was attempting to calm everyone as the country faces a renewed outbreak of Covid-19.

 

He held up a mask and declared that "covering the face means not closing down the country"

 

(This was a play on words in the Thai language regarding the word "pit" to cover and to close).

 

He also said that "observing social distancing would mean you wouldn't have to be treated for the disease".

 

(This was a play on the word "raksaa" used for both treating and observing). 

 

His mantra was once again a call for 100% mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing. 

 

He also took a swipe at fake news saying that people should get their news from official sources to avoid stressing themselves out and causing the authorities unnecessary stress and the need to combat erroneous reports. 

 

He said that the public could have total faith in the health authorities and their efficiency rejecting suggestions to the contrary. Everyone in the public health arena is pulling out all the stops to treat those infected and protect the rest. 

 

Regarding the movement of workers (principally migrants) he said that was a matter for the police, military and Labour Ministry.

 

Source: Daily News