SNAP Benefits Do Not Cover The Cost Of A Low-Income Meals In 40% Of Counties.

SNAP Benefits Do Not Cover The Cost Of A Low-Income Meals In 40% Of Counties.

The United States government has an agenda to improve the nutrition diet of Americans living in poverty. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Urban Institute conducted research and found that the Maximum Supplemental Nutritional Assistant Program (SNAP) Benefit of around $2 is much less than the actual low-income meal of between $3.23 to $6.46.  Even the…

Covid-19 Patients In Thailand Are Transported Back To Their Hometowns

Covid-19 Patients In Thailand Are Transported Back To Their Hometowns

As part of an effort to ease the burden on Bangkok’s overburdened medical system, officials in Thailand have begun transporting people tested positive for the coronavirus from Bangkok to their respective cities for quarantine and treatment.  Medical workers with full protective gear and more than 100 patients left for the northeast aboard a train. Health…