Test & Go Application Process changes
Feb 15, 2022, 3:40 am
#136
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I tested positive after landing in BKK yesterday under the Test & Go scheme. I've managed to stay in my original hotel last night pending a second test (no symptoms).
My understanding is that at this point my only options are isolation at a hospital or hospital-affiliated 'hospitel'.
So far, I've seen the Midtown hotel under Bangkok hospital, or Thai Sun & Maduzi under BNH.
Is there any 5 star hotel? Ideally one with balconies in the room...
My understanding is that at this point my only options are isolation at a hospital or hospital-affiliated 'hospitel'.
So far, I've seen the Midtown hotel under Bangkok hospital, or Thai Sun & Maduzi under BNH.
Is there any 5 star hotel? Ideally one with balconies in the room...
Interesting they are allowing a confirmation test now, and apparently some flexibility now in how to proceed. For me, was no choice, just straight to hotel for a 10 day stint. Do keep us all updated on how things proceed.
Feb 15, 2022, 3:46 am
#137
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Sorry to hear this for you. I went thru it last year. Not fun, but hopefully you can make the most of it.
Interesting they are allowing a confirmation test now, and apparently some flexibility now in how to proceed. For me, was no choice, just straight to hotel for a 10 day stint. Do keep us all updated on how things proceed.
Interesting they are allowing a confirmation test now, and apparently some flexibility now in how to proceed. For me, was no choice, just straight to hotel for a 10 day stint. Do keep us all updated on how things proceed.
Feb 15, 2022, 9:29 am
#138
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Sorry to hear that HumbleBee, I hope you get well soon! What's next? You have to go to a hospital? Or can you stay in a hotel, and if so do you have to pay that yourself?
Feb 16, 2022, 6:33 am
#140
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Sorry to hear that. I guess you would have got it somewhere in between your flight? I keep testing almost every week as I have a trip next week and I already tested positive middle of last month and now got two negative tests and hope I do not get positive again next week.
Feb 16, 2022, 7:35 am
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I've luckily managed to convince them to let me stay in the original hotel for a 3rd confirmatory test, and scheduled it on Friday afternoon - so results would be late enough that they couldn't ask me to go to hospital/hospitel until Saturday, and I feel rather confident I will manage to extend it further. I got the impression hospitels are pretty full.
The ultimate authority appears to be the doctor at the private hospital that was contracted by the hotel to do the day 1 & day 5 tests. Every process was a broken telephone of hotel calling a nurse who called the doctor, which had the excellent benefit of postponing any unfavorable decision. Everybody has been super nice and helpful along the way, and it does seem they are doing their best to bend the protocols only that much, while maintaining a firm grip on me isolating in my room and not presenting any symptoms or risk factors.
It seems they would cover it if I isolate at a hotel, but hospitel is gray area and I've gotten different answers whether it would be covered - at least in part. The costs are 100-200k THB (depending on the room type) for the 4 star hospitels for 10 days, assuming no medical care would be needed other than standard screening and painkillers.
Each extra confirmatory test cost 5000 THB, (2k each way for special car to hospital & 1k for test). I'll submit it for reimbursement later but doubt they'll cover it.
The ultimate authority appears to be the doctor at the private hospital that was contracted by the hotel to do the day 1 & day 5 tests. Every process was a broken telephone of hotel calling a nurse who called the doctor, which had the excellent benefit of postponing any unfavorable decision. Everybody has been super nice and helpful along the way, and it does seem they are doing their best to bend the protocols only that much, while maintaining a firm grip on me isolating in my room and not presenting any symptoms or risk factors.
Each extra confirmatory test cost 5000 THB, (2k each way for special car to hospital & 1k for test). I'll submit it for reimbursement later but doubt they'll cover it.
Feb 16, 2022, 7:47 am
#142
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Sorry to hear that. I guess you would have got it somewhere in between your flight? I keep testing almost every week as I have a trip next week and I already tested positive middle of last month and now got two negative tests and hope I do not get positive again next week.
Not sure about Thailand, but there are jurisdictions like the USA & Singapore than don't require testing at all for people with documented prior covid infection, for this reason.
One thing to keep in mind is that the Thai Day 1 test pushed the swab quite far up my nose and down my throat, and that might trigger a positive result - you may want to make sure you get a through swabbing to see if that is also negative.
Feb 16, 2022, 10:03 am
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Just curious, how do you eat, get things, and just live day to day? Do you have absolutely zero contact with people? Does the hotel staff just bring you up meals that are ordered? I’ve always wondered what would happen if I took a trip far away and tested positive.
Feb 16, 2022, 12:10 pm
#144
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It could've been incubating already before I took off and still didn't show up on the pre-departure test.
Not sure about Thailand, but there are jurisdictions like the USA & Singapore than don't require testing at all for people with documented prior covid infection, for this reason.
One thing to keep in mind is that the Thai Day 1 test pushed the swab quite far up my nose and down my throat, and that might trigger a positive result - you may want to make sure you get a through swabbing to see if that is also negative.
Not sure about Thailand, but there are jurisdictions like the USA & Singapore than don't require testing at all for people with documented prior covid infection, for this reason.
One thing to keep in mind is that the Thai Day 1 test pushed the swab quite far up my nose and down my throat, and that might trigger a positive result - you may want to make sure you get a through swabbing to see if that is also negative.
Feb 16, 2022, 12:29 pm
#145
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If he has a nice hotel.. then maybe he could order food or groceries on Lineman/FoodPanda and that the hotel staff delivers it at his room.
Feb 16, 2022, 6:18 pm
#146
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Yes I am in a nice 5-star hotel that has been super accommodating, with the duty manager calling me periodically to check in on me and offering to help in any way possible.
I've been seamlessly ordering food from FoodPanda and the hotel is super prompt about delivering it to the room.
The concierge ran an errand for me with a 200THB messenger fee....
I've been seamlessly ordering food from FoodPanda and the hotel is super prompt about delivering it to the room.
The concierge ran an errand for me with a 200THB messenger fee....
Feb 16, 2022, 6:42 pm
#147
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Feb 16, 2022, 7:00 pm
#148
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Feb 18, 2022, 4:29 am
#149
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My Thailand pass was first approved and I got the QR code, but 2 days later I got an email that it was rejected because the second hotel did not respond.. When scanned it says Valid and Rejected. Do they scan the QR code at Qatar check-in? Applied again and now it's confirmed, but I'm worried it will go to rejected again a day before I travel
Feb 18, 2022, 4:39 am
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My Thailand pass was first approved and I got the QR code, but 2 days later I got an email that it was rejected because the second hotel did not respond.. When scanned it says Valid and Rejected. Do they scan the QR code at Qatar check-in? Applied again and now it's confirmed, but I'm worried it will go to rejected again a day before I travel
