In Thailand’s worst virus surge yet, lockdown measures have reduced what little Bangkok’s have-nots had to zero. For Tun Nye, 31, the bag of rice, canned fish and other staples dropped off by Bangkok Community Help volunteers meant not having to go hungry that week. They created an online platform to match needs in the camps with donations available to better target the help, sharing their information with Bangkok Community Help and other groups. Bangkok Community Help, in conjunction with the local government, last week opened a 52-bed isolation center in a primary school, unused due to the pandemic. And over the weekend volunteers comprehensively tested an entire neighborhood to get better data on infection rates.

Source: thestar September 06, 2021 04:07 UTC