Face masks in surplus, ministry saysWorkers make disposable face masks at a factory. According to the Internal Trade Department, Thailand has a surplus of 1.2 million face masks a day. Thailand is still restricting the export of medical masks, with an ad hoc committee recently approving an extension of the export ban for medical face masks until February 2021. According to the Commerce Ministry, domestic demand for face masks has surged to 40-50 million pieces a month after the outbreak, up from 30 million previously. Thailand shipped 226 million face masks in 2019, a 218% surge from 71 million masks in 2018.

Source: Bangkok Post July 07, 2020 23:26 UTC