A tonne of prawns sold out outside Government House, pro-democracy group says
The leader of pro-democracy "We Volunteer" group, Piyarat Chongthep, on Saturday decided to sell a tonne of prawns in front of Government House, in response to a decrease in seafood sales across the nation due to the new Covid-19 crisis in Samut Sakhon province.
Wevo informed via its Facebook page that the entire stock of a tonne of prawns was sold out. The group also apologised for problems during the distribution on Saturday.
Piyarat explained that the prawns were brought from a farm in Nakhon Pathom province. His commercial operation was supervised by the police officers there.
The latest Covid-19 crisis emerged in Thailand last week, from the Central Shrimp Market in Samut Sakhon. Initial patients included seafood vendors, their family members and migrant workers who worked there, but the coronavirus has spread to other people who visited this market and other markets in the province.
This week, several vendors who had purchased seafood from Samut Sakhon for selling in their shops or in their stalls, were found infected with the virus. Moreover, some markets have been closed after the confirmed cases, obstructing routine trading and sales.
