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When Coronavirus was first recognized as a threat to human safety and well being, great anxiety and fear built up among a great number of Thai people who were at a loss as to what will unfold. There was yet clarity on government policies and actions. Travels were not prohibited but the level of anxiety and stress over the uncertainties was pitch high for some, whilst those who were not convinced they could be vulnerable carried on totally oblivious to the warning signs. When the government decided firmly on implementing a series of measures to combat and contain the situation, most Thai people cooperated and complied. What would have been difficult to impose normally in Thai society such as temperature screening before entering any public place, social distancing, and mask wearing were adopted without a hitch. Eventually many “non-essential business” were closed. The lockdown went into effect and finally even curfews were inplemental1. In the midst of these measures, a lot of people were affected economically. Thai society, however, witnessed two quite special phenomena. The first one was an outpouring of ‘giving’ in money and in kind, like essential items for health and wellbeing, food, medical supplies and even various services and etc., from all segments of society to help those who were directly fighting the pandemic like the health care professionals and hospitals. The second one was the amazing generosity from all people to assist those whose income has been affected by COVID-19, especially the outpouring of ‘empathy’ through various acts for those affected economically to cope with survival during the pandemic...
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