B210bn hardship aid gets nod
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But netizens fume over 'no cash' rule
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20 Jan 2021 at 04:00
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Vendors from Thanom Mitr wet market in Bangkok's Bang Khen district queue for Covid-19 tests provided by City Hall. Its public health service office has shut the market for three days, until Thursday, after a vendor there tested positive for the coronavirus. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb)
The cabinet on Tuesday confirmed 210 billion baht of handouts to alleviate hardship caused by the recent Covid-19 outbreak.
Under a new financial aid scheme known as "Rao Chana", the government will provide a total of 7,000 baht per person over two months to cover 31 million people affected by the pandemic