(Photo by Chanat Katanyu)The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) insists that the face masks being sold to members of the public at one baht apiece are new ones, not old stock. Those masks cost more because they were new and massive demand was pushing up costs, said Ratchada Thanadirek, adding that the GPO could sell for less because its masks were from "old stock". The public can obtain face masks at the eight GPO branches twice a day, at 8am and noon. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul also took to Facebook to confirm that the GPO masks were new. The ministry was making 200,000 face masks available for sale, with another 500,000 masks being sent to 820 Thong Fah shops across the country.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2020 08:26 UTC