Thousands line up in sweltering heat at the Thai Finance Ministry in Bangkok to apply for a three-month cash handout totaling $450, Thursday, May 7.
Thai authorities have already approved 13.4 million people - half of the applicants - for the program, which should benefit around a third of the population.
Health experts are warning of huge steps backward in the fight against the coronavirus if governments ease lockdowns and other restrictions too soon.
While a number countries are gingerly starting to reopen businesses and public attractions, experts are afraid people will see that as a sign that they can ditch the face masks and ignore social distancing restrictions.
Some medical officials say there will be a second wave of coronavirus but cannot predict how severe it will be.
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Wednesday that countries may have to go back to lockdowns if they don’t ease them sensibly.
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