sapson

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I’ve had five Covid-19 tests - two in the UK and three in Thailand

Could you share your Thailand test experiences? did you have to go to a specific hospital with staff advising you that if positive you would be detained and treated in a special unit until testing negative? what were the costs?

Or where these tests in quarantine hotels coming back into Thailand from the Uk.?

1 hour ago, Natai Beach said:

Finding a wife in a hooker bar would be like buying a second hand car from a hire car company, thrashed by hundreds of people with worn out parts and dodgy wiring and too many miles on the clock.

Brilliant! a great analogy!.

Buying and running an ex rental with intergalactic mileage and expecting faultless reliable performance is pretty optimistic at best...... but does make for an exciting journey!

They are clueless, simply its incredibly difficult and expensive to plan a trip to Thailand ... hence no tourism!

Offering buy a tart and get two free style promotions wont change visitor levels.

Sometimes i think the daily TAT nonsense statements which this site always publishes are arranged to maintain readership clicks and advertising revenue ..... 

Thai visa should arrange a weekly competition among readers.

Send in your own spoof TAT statement.

The one with the most votes wins a month of Thai visa viewing totally free of adverts and pop ups.

8 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

I went through AA Insurance Brokers who got me cover for a pre-existing heart condition, with David Shield, it cost about an extra 1,500 baht per month on top of the policy, although I do believe you have to be under 64 to get in the door, so you might be better off making earlier enquiries as opposed to waiting it out as I know a lot of insurers won't touch pre-existing conditions and dump you when you hit a certain age

What kind of price range was the total policy monthly or yearly?

13 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

But accident insurance with medical cover of 200K can be gotten for just about 6,000 baht a year and that covers everything nto just inpatient

Just to confirm thats inpatient cover only ?... and which company is that with?

Thanks

17 minutes ago, Stevemercer said:

Most Thai bank ATM cards include accident insurance. I recently hit my head falling off a ladder on my property. I was unconcious and taken to Bangkok Hospital (Khon Kaen). I stayed in ICU one night and the bill was about 24,000 Baht (including scans etc). However, my SCB ATM paid for 18,000 Baht and my bill on discharge was 6,000 Baht.

  Didnt know that, so my kasikorn bank atm debit card and the Krungsri atm card possibly have accident insurance cover.

Would be a delight to use Bangkok hospital Khon kaen and have the bank pick up the bill.

24k for a night in ICU with scans seems very cheap for this hospital.

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Six Thai nationals among 10 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

Whoops duplicated post, cant seem to delete it.

Depending where you live your cheapest option probably the local government hospital if they have a covid unit? at least if positive the incarceration and treatment will be cheaper than elsewhere.

My local lab wouldnt test for covid other than antibody test and suggested hospital only.

Has anyone had any experience of testing here at a hospital or clinic?

The covid 19 situation and the end of the tourist industry and the consequences are having a serious effect on the mental health of the various ministers..... they clearly need urgent help.

If the immigration officer has half a brain cell and some common decency?

On presentation of the paperwork and written medical confirmation by a Thai friend or yourself an extension should be issued and perhaps just a token overstay fine.

Truly hope it does work that way and your friend can put up a fight against his illness.

Good luck

4 hours ago, Elkski said:

If antibody tests were widely  available and accurate I would have got one. 

Went to my local lab a few days ago for a few routine tests and at the time enquired about availability of a Covid testing.

They did have a Covid antibody test available for 850 baht but couldnt do the here and now Covid test,that had to be done at an appointed hospital and only available if you had most of the classic symptoms.

The lab was part of the THONBURI lab group which is nationwide chain here in Thailand so antibody testing should now be within reach of most who want it.

Drivers working crazy long hours with not enough sleep or rest breaks because they need the pittance they are paid in bonuses.

Drivers not subject to enough routine health checks and freely allowed to take large amounts of sugar energy drinks and possibly other substances to stay awake.

Little or no tachograph style monitoring or comprehensive driver training or vetting.

What could possibly go wrong?

it was brake failure ....really! and theres no domestic Covid in Thailand and bears dont sh@t in the woods!

On 10/28/2020 at 5:25 PM, sapson said:

If you tested locally at the assigned government hospital in your own region and were positive are you automatically admitted and treated at their own covid unit or allowed to self quarantine at your own home?

Maybe someone knows the answer to the above question?

Thanks

Do you need a covid negative test prior to flying with EVA or others to the Uk.

If you tested locally at the assigned government hospital in your own region and were positive are you automatically admitted and treated at their own covid unit or allowed to self quarantine at your own home?

Thought their was a ban on posting utter nonsense on the internet?, yet this site day in day out provides us with another ministry of total b@ll@cks  statement!! .......oh well keeps the clicks rolling in and the coffers full.

News on protests is very much delayed and censored on certain websites however if you do wish for latest info this site is reliable.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Turbulent-Thailand/Thailand-latest-Shanghai-tourists-arrive-despite-protests

A filling should be 500 to 900 baht and extractions about the same, these are prices recently paid.

You could perhaps double the above at a very nice private hospital, but the price you paid and have been quoted seems very excessive.

If offered antibiotics afterwards at a private hospital  you can often be charged  five of six hundred baht for the same pills that you can buy yourself in the local pharmacy for 50/60 baht etc.

3 hours ago, metisdead said:

A post Referring to Thailand or the government as a dictatorship, military dictatorship or other such terms will be removed.

 

Some off topic posts and replies about Australia have been removed.

 

Some troll posts and the replies have been removed. 

Pointing out the truth as above is not encouraged and yet the daily rubbish fantasy statements from the greedy idiots are published religiously even though their is a ban from the same guys on spreading false statements on the internet.

Perhaps Thai visa will partially shut down protest news feeds as well in their support of the greedy bar stewards pulling the strings.... but adverts ad nauseam will continue along with the daily release of flatulence from the generals masquerading as politicians who give a <deleted> about the people of this country.

Cnn coverage was blocked with a Thai message of national security etc.