Vendors arrested for overpriced face masks as government clamps downAt least 11 vendors have been arrested for selling face masks at inflated prices, the authorities revealed on Saturday, saying they were striving to ensure a better distribution of protective gear and hand-sanitising gel across the country. He also urged people who find face masks or hand gel being sold at unnecessarily high prices to report the finds via the 24-hour hotline 1569. For instance, he said, exports of more than 500 face masks will require specific permission, adding there is a ban on exports of these items at the moment. The ministry yesterday began selling face masks and hand-sanitising gel to consumers, but sales were limited to no more than 10 masks per person. As for why some people were getting face masks for free, Mr Theerapat said the masks were only being handed out at places with high risk of coronavirus infections, such as the skytrain and metro stations.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2020 21:11 UTC