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if below 70 you can get Dhipaya Tip Premium for 32k per year (that has 10k deductible). You can carry with them till 80 at higher premium. My 4 nights at governmental on 6 men public ward room was good, all doctors spoke english. But only one nurse, some senior one but not old, also did. The rest were following written routines. That was only 2k including thai food (I did request vegan on my hospital intake form, but also my wife went to hospital kitchen to talk to her friend there and my portions were great). No fridge, but freezing air con kept my home food (and myself) nearly frozen - it was not possible to adjust temperature. The same hospital offered me private for 7.5k, but wife would have to be covid tested and would't be able to leave this ward. There do have fridges. Problem with the governmental hospital they don't do any insurance. Their ER doctors also good english, but at the outpatient daytime very few nurses speak any, are absent minded and might be rude. Dr appear there rather junior, speak basic or good, some not helpful, probably not well qualified. Waiting time for ER was 10 minutes (I went there at 10pm, so not many people), the OPD tests almost instant and waiting for results and dr consultation 1-2h. Intake into hospital ward took some 3 hours for paperwork, PCR, even they had empty beds. For some more serious events I am eyeing the governmental with mahidol university connection (kanchanapisek hospital at salaya), which has rooms from 2500 (needs companion and it have to be female), double for 1600. Plus food 400-600b, nursing daily fees 500b. Has fridge. I hope they will do insurance. Also they have an online registration and appointment system, so looks like they are modern. Some doctors might be junior university lecturers, or at least I can be referred by them to Sirirach hospital profit operated part, where professors are.

it indeed did happen and all thai media were reporting it. Sanook just reheated an old article https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/cannabis-psychosis-thailand-penis-amputation-b2005704.html

I knew several people living there, but I don't know prices. I would think small detached houses from 5k, away from beach, up the hill. There is a large some 1500m mountain in the middle, dividing island into touristy west side and thai east side. That mountain might affect your radio working. The whole island is a national park, maybe more difficult to get radio operating license there. The farther side of island would be cheaper, less people, but also away from the 3 large supermarkets (those are closer to ferry). Good to start searching now, at the end of year there would be wave of long term tourists taking those properties for winter. Search for renting agents located on island

don't scan qr code, include your full certificate with qr

yellow book is useless, at least until now. You need vax certificate, there should be qr code

for summer holidays, till end of august, german border checks for vax certificates/tests controls are suspended. But there is now summer wave of infections

dr Anutin was always stating up to 6 per household, so now it's increase. Good direction development

under 20 is not a minor, those under 18 is. If tobacco, alcohol is allowed from 18, why exception to ganja? Citizens from age 18 have full rights, including voting. Quoting some 20 years old act is pointless, the law has changed jus recently. All old laws are superseded by the new one. It looks like department of traditional medicine lives in the past, but they don't remember, that just before them, till late 60ties, ganja was part of traditional thai medicine. It was banned, because stronger drugs can be made from it and the USA war on drugs

so out of the blue over 100 patients just in one province. What about luck of anything similar from the rest 75 provinces? Maybe there is a local bug spreading there causing those symptoms? Medics only suspect it might have been from ganja, but they only speculate. There always can be allergic reaction to any food or drink, but rather when eaten in large quantity, with some other symptoms and with proven direct connection. Do people go to doctor or hospital with mild dizziness and nausea and how they are treated? Possible a case of overzealous health official trying to prove his convictions about ganja?

might be slow covid day in new york, to report one case from thailand from the last year. Before that case there were infections by domestic animals in Hong Kong, that in 2020

there are special express trains, doing in 3h 24 minutes with only 4 stops, but about 500b (still might be cheaper than petrol). Possibly the best option. departure from hualampong 7:50 am, return about 3pm. But I also see this rapid express returning at 2:18 am There are also many others, slower. Possibly even nigh sleepers

if you live in thailand large part of year, better value for money will be local health. You won't have to play with timing, unconvincing your work. You can get thai health from around 15k per year. That might also cover your international travels

for medical you will be covered for some 10k (maybe less or more - depending on details of that particular policy). As I can imagine not all accidents they would likely to cover. Is food poisoning an accident? Falling from bicycle when under influence? On health certainly you would be covered, even if you tried to poison yourself on purpose, attempting suicide. The lowest possible health insurance still gives you around one month stay at the public hospital, post hospital home treatment, medicines, re-admission if regress and what not

I live close by and have time. Likely pcr (at least atk) test would be needed. They have strange rules in thailand, after an operation there should be proper medical supervision, at least ward helpers (those changing beds, cleaning patients etc). In time of covid would be safer to have inside somebody from personel, properly vaxed and tested, than complete risky stranger. At the beginning of year during my short hospitalisation they wanted my wife to stay with me. She would have to be tested (risking hospitalisation herself, if asymptomatic) and not able to leave the ward. I have asked for reason, and doctor couldn't give one. Might be something to do with charging an additional 2.5k per night, as I suspect - judging on price difference between an initial quotation from nurse and from doctor. Stayed at common room with 6 beds and saved myself 22k for 4 nights stay.

need to book an appointment with them. You can try walk in, if they have cancellations. As to insurance, maybe travel one will be better for india

travel clinics. there is one at chula near victory monument, very thorough. Probably you need some vax or boosters for india. At the same consultation for vax they will give you full advice on malaria, dr consultation there is only 200b and is very detailed. Poorer at the red cross on rama 4, language barrier

no, it's not medical cover. It might be only regular 10% so only 10k baht. That amount is nothing more than a dog bite treatment. Street accident, broken bones are costly, usually hospital stay 5-10k night. Might involve some orthopedic operation. Doesn't cover home rehabilitation, physiotherapy which might be needed for weeks, to fully recover. Cheap, even the cheapest health, premium some 15k baht, do have chance to recover and possibly travel to home country for further treatment

she was nearly broke, paying off her debts incurred from collapsed start-up and rising alone 2 teenagers. She had to borrow some money from friends for the first 50% payment to hospital. Yes, that was cheap for life. But she suffered economically for about year. She was delaying hospital because of long waiting lines and she didn't have private insurance, which would give her fast diagnosis and medications for a few hundred baht preventing her developing appendicitis. So she waited until almost too late. The day or two before that I have advised her to get doxycicline or metronidazole or any other recommended antibiotic for developing indigestion, but I think she neglected any self-help

to add: all health policies do have accident included - your medical bill is covered to the sum you are insured per condition, so in an example I gave to the sum of 270k. Those stand alone accident policies do give lump sum money in case of getting dismembered, blind on one or two eyes, permanently disabled, but their medical expenses per accident are only about 10% of the sum insured. Here you have comparison of 19 policies from 5 insurers. From 1350b covering 300k, but only 20k medical to 15k covering 5mln and 625k medical. https://misterprakan.com/en/accident/results?gender=Male&age=57&leadid=390318 do spot, that axa 15k premium has 3 policies - my exclusive B2 covering 5mln but only 20k medical (probably it's erroneous quotation, as well as next to it my exclusive B1 is also probably erroneous - or they are designed for some specific professions or dangerous activities), my exclusive C1 covering 2.5mln with 625k medical and my exclusive A2 covering 5mln with 500k medical. you can briefly read here https://misterprakan.com/en/accident/personal-accident-insurance In my opinion they are not worth money - whether the cheapest for 1350b, even more so the most expensive. Appendicitis, pancreatitis, covid, dangerous insect and animals attacks and diseases spread by them, and many other similar, can happen to anybody at anytime. They rather won't be classified as accidents, especially if applied to foreigners. Driving under influence (even on bicycle going back home from one beer evening with friends) is also not covered by accident, but is covered by health. Say, that health is 2x more expensive than accident, but worth. My friend got appendicitis from eating seafood buffet which she neglected, what started as a bacterial intestinal infection lead to burst appendix and almost cost her life - on the way to hospital and at hospital to the operation ward she has lost conscious some 20x and had to be resuscitated (her friend was with her as assistance and she know how serious condition was). I think she had social security but was taken to the closest ER which was private. Cost some 2 months wages, she payed half from her small savings and the rest taken from her wages for half year

bus https://www.thaiticketmajor.com/bus/ttmbus/index.php?la=en

instead of butter, margarine and any other spreads, take into consideration tahini. Lazada 300b/litre or in bulk 10-17 litres much cheaper per litre. I eat about 1 litre monthly, but also give to friends as presents. I don't eat any other fats

that what I stated from the very beginning - for boosting immune system. Not directly related to covid

prices of insurance are rising because of covid. First insurance had to pay for covid hospitalisation. Now they have to pay for chronic diseases, which where not screened during pandemic and are now more difficult to treat (cancer would be prime example). Top end policies jumped the highest. April insurance, the first one in my life, which I took at the beginning of pandemic for 56k, now is 68k (for the same age), so some 20% rise. From my research, the cheapest, and I believe the best value: Pacific Cross (premiums can be halved by choosing 300k deductible), worldwide (excl USA and limited in EU and some other countries - but have emergency medical evacuation back to thailand for further treatment). They include accident cover, which can be cheaply upgraded to 1mln. Their quoted maximum claim is per condition per year. Dhipaya Tip Premium covers 5mln, optional deductible 10k. Covers only Thailand. Accident only 200k, not possible to increase. Those 2 clauses are major drawbacks. Their quoted maximum 5mln is for a year - it can be one large one, like cancer or serious accident. That clause is a major advantage over all other plans. Those quoted above prices for treatments are very high, extreme and from the top private hospitals. Price can he halved by shopping around at smaller private hospitals (some run on non profit basis, religious charities), and that can be halved at the governmental hospitals (with beds in common rooms for around 1-2k, private rooms from 5k). On health sub-forum I read breast cancer operations at the governmental hospitals are only in high tens of thousands. I don't imagine chemo or radiotherapy would run more than a low hundreds per year.

after arrest warrant was put on him he should surrender to police. Problem, if he doesn't follow thai news. How he can't remember an exact date of travel of pattaya? Surely planning a few hundred km journey, changing flight tickets to delay departure, dates when he checked in at hotel in Pattaya would be remembered. And police can check them in multiple ways - following his SIM numbers, hotels and immigration records, cameras at bus stations or at petrol stations he stopped.

I have started calcium+D from the beginning of covid. I don't consume dairy products or calcium fortified milks. Just finishing the second bottle 500 pills and will have a brake from it. But will stock up for future covid. I have read recommendation for using it at the beginning of pandemic, together with some other supplements. My family and myself have survived delta, even all our neighbours had it for many months the last summer. You can argue with these and probably hundreds more research https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1807782/#:~:text=In summary%2C calcium seems to,from intracellular membrane-bound compartments. https://nyulangone.org/news/calcium-signals-balance-bodys-response-infection-against-potential-self-attack