Thai monks bring grocery store to the poor as pandemic hits incomes

Buddhist monks from Wat Siriphong Thamma Nimit temple wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) donate food and other necessities to vulnerable people whose livelihoods have been hit hard by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, September 18, 2021. Picture taken September 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A group of Thai monks and volunteers wearing protective clothing carefully navigate the bumpy roads of a Bangkok suburb in a golf cart, towing a trailer loaded with fresh vegetables.

"Groceries are here! Groceries are here!" a monk announces through a loudspeaker.