Prisoners to make face masks to help alleviate shortage
Six prisons under the Department of Corrections will help produce fabric face masks and sell at a low price to alleviate the current shortage, director-general Pol Colonel Narat Sawetnant said.
“Nowadays the demand for face masks has seen a big increase due to the Covid-19 outbreak and the PM2.5 [particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter] pollution problem,” he said. “The Department of Corrections has, therefore, ordered prisoners to make face masks to sell at a low price of Bt10-20 apiece, while prisoners can keep the profit as savings to start a new life when they get out of prison.”
The director-general said the Ministry of Public Health will monitor the quality of the fabric face masks made by the prisoners to ensure they are suitable for non-patients to protect themselves against germs and air pollution in everyday life. They will also be washable and more durable than sanitary face masks.
These fabric face masks can be bought at the following prisons:
Central Women’s Corrections Institution: Two-layer muslin face masks priced at Bt15 apiece, with production capacity of 1,000 pieces per day. Orders can be placed through the institution’s Facebook page.
Buri Ram Provincial Prison: Elastic fabric face masks priced at Bt10 apiece, with production capacity of 800 pieces per day. Orders can be placed on tel No 044-613469.
Chinat Provincial Prison: Two-layer face mask priced at Bt55 per dozen, with production capacity of 1,000 pieces per day. Orders can be placed on tel No 080-5811434.
Kamphaengphet Provincial Prison: Two-layer muslin face masks priced at Bt20 apiece, with production capacity of 500 pieces per day. Orders can be placed on the prison’s Facebook page.
Chiang Mai Provincial Prison: Two-layer muslin face masks priced at Bt15 apiece and two-layer toray face masks priced at Bt10 apiece, with production capacity of 1,000 pieces per day. Orders can be placed on Facebook: Ladies HANDS; Line: annpawee; or tel 089 956 2591.
Ayudhaya Provincial Prison: Two-layer elastic fabric face masks priced at Bt10 apiece, with production capacity of 500 pieces per day. Orders can be placed on the prison’s Facebook page.
