BANGKOK, April 2 (TNA) – A Buddhist temple provides free
meals for people in Bangkok during the partial Covid-19 lockdown.
Wat Arun temple which is famous for its picturesque pagoda
on the bank of the Chao Phraya River has offered food to people affected by the
closures of businesses and measures to contain the spread of the virus.
The temple has given free meals since last week as
instructed by the Supreme Patriarch.
Public health officials, police officers and volunteers helped the
temple in organizing the handing out of meals and beverages two times a day.
Not only food, face masks and hand sanitizers are also among
relief items.
Wat Arun also plans to distribute rice and food items to
people in impoverished communities.
The temple has closed its ordination hall, pagoda and all
chapels that are usually crowded with tourists until April 30. Alms-giving to monks is still allowed but
from only small group of people. (TNA)
