Thai cabinet approves 44 billion bath in COVID-19 relief measures
The Thai cabinet on August 30 approved a further 44.3 billion THB in COVID-19 relief measures, a government spokesman said, as the country struggles to tackle the worst coronavirus outbreak to date.
Bangkok (VNA) - The Thai cabinet on August 30 approved afurther 44.3 billion THB in COVID-19 relief measures, a government spokesman said, asthe country struggles to tackle the worst coronavirus outbreak to date.
The support will be for those affected by tough restrictions in 29 high-riskprovinces, including Bangkok, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana told a briefing.
Thanakorn said the money was supplemental to the earlier reliefpackage worth 33.47 billion THB approved by the cabinet on Aug 10.
The additional funds would aid more than 9 million workers in 29 maximum-risk(dark red) provinces who are registered under Sections 39 and 40 of the SocialSecurity Act, he said.
The eligible workers will receive a cash handout of 5,000 THB each.
On August 30, the country recorded 15,972 new cases of COVID-19 and 256deaths. Of the new cases, 280 were recorded among prisoners. More than 40,000inmates in Thailand's overcrowded prisons have tested positive for the coronavirus inthe past few months.
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Illustrative image (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
