ewingjm

1 hour ago, Alldar said:

So I was today at Banglamung hospital and thank god I got this over with. I arrived around 9:20am and there were exactly 200 people before me. First you had to fill in some paper with your details and then wait in first queue for registration (passport + pink slip needed). Then you wait for the vial and then you wait for the test. I had the test done at 11:30, so I was waiting for about two hours.

 

What was not nice there was no distancing, people everywhere around you. And worst thing was that there were whole Russian families with small kids who didn't have face masks and were coughing a lot all over the place.

Were you queueing in the same place shown in my photo or was it somewhere else?

2 hours ago, gungadin1 said:

Yes mine disappeared too.

Hotel emailed me said report via link on that app which I can't because disappear or telephone hotel.They gave me a list of hospital and none were in Pattaya I thought but Jomtien is the only one on there written in Thai not English.Im getting sick of all this

 

I got the notification today again. Rather than opening it, I just typed the URL into a browser. I tried filling out the form and submitting a negative result with a photo of an ATK test, but I keep getting a generic error message back. Perhaps because I'm just putting N/A for the Lab Number

5 hours ago, gungadin1 said:

Did you get it sorted?I'm overdue tomorrow

Haven't got sorted yet. I also got the notification on MorChana with what appeared to be a link to somewhere to upload the PCR result to. When I tapped on the notification, it pretty much just disappeared and I couldn't find the link or anything related in the app. I may also just try to upload an ATK test (which I'm doing daily) on there.

11 minutes ago, Alldar said:

That is insane. So what will you do? Go to Banglamung again or is some other hospital doing the test? I haven't seen any other hospital from Pattaya on the list..

I'd be interested in hearing what your experience is at Banglamung tomorrow if you go. We couldn't see any signs directing us to where the PCR tests were being done. When asked, three separate members of staff pointed us and others at this queue at the back of the hospital. The suitcases give it away, but someone there confirmed that they were going into quarantine.

1 minute ago, Alldar said:

That is insane. So what will you do? Go to Banglamung again or is some other hospital doing the test? I haven't seen any other hospital from Pattaya on the list..

I believe the only other option is Vibharam Hospital in Laem Chabang about 20km away. I was told at Jomtien Hospital that they're doing the tests until 5pm. I tried to pay the 3,500 at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital but they said they couldn't do the Test & Go tests plus they didn't have any appointments until well after my 7th day. I'll probably make one last attempt at Laem Chabang.

6 hours ago, Alldar said:

So the Pattaya City Hospital is just refusing to do the PCR tests even though they are on the list of government hospitals which are supposed to do the testing!

 

They just send everyone to Banglamung hospital. Basically just a single hospital doing the free test for whole Pattaya. Amazing Thailand.

I went to Banglamung Hospital first thing in the morning (8am) for my PCR and was told to wait in line with the crowds of people that were diagnosed with COVID and going into quarantine. Turned around and left absolutely stunned. I've tried four hospitals in total. I'll be overdue on my test from tomorrow.

On 1/22/2021 at 4:52 PM, AlexfromManchester said:

Ignore my previous posts! I’ve now got the visa letter ha! Thanks

Sorry I missed this - looks like you found it anyway!

On 1/22/2021 at 4:53 PM, AlexfromManchester said:

I go on Sunday 31st so I’m concerned about the same thing but I don’t think there will be issues. I am going out on the tourist visa initially but intend to look for work and am joining my partner who lives and works in Bangkok already.

All went smoothly for me - no enquiries as to reasons for travel. Just arrived in ASQ. Make sure you print off all of the documents that the embassy list because they do all get checked multiple times.

10 hours ago, lanng khao said:

Im in asq now,both flights with etihad from Manchester were sparse,cant fault them though the drinks were flowing.bit of a eye opener at bangkok,paperwork checked about 5 times,make sure your fit 2 fly is headlined with those words.

When you come through customs there will be a crowd of people waiting for you to take you to your hotel, thier you will load two apps to your phone and have a quick medical,blood pressure ect, the apps are for ordering your food everyday and sending youre temperature to the hospital.

 

 

Thanks for the update - glad to hear you arrived with no issues. Hopefully I'll be in a similar position next Sunday! 

35 minutes ago, dcnx said:

In what universe does it make sense to expose that many people to such a risk?

 

That's why the world is closed.

I don't disagree with lockdowns for the moment - I think lockdown until the at-risk groups are vaccinated is probably a balanced and sensible approach. Lockdowns do have an expiry date, though, and I don't think governments would hesitate to start lifting restrictions at the point where the economic impact of the cure becomes worse than the disease. That would also be sensible, because the most economically active groups are - in most cases - only faced with a mild illness.

3 minutes ago, Janner1 said:

Ah now I see where you are getting your information from, The World Health Organisation the very organisation who in February 2020 and maintained it through March and into April when people had started to die in large numbers and China in a panic built 7 brand new fully equipped hospitals in around 7 days said there was no need to panic as there was no pandemic only a flu outbreak

Why did they do that ? Well China was and is the biggest contributor to the wealth of said organisation so why do you think they said it?

It is time for you to open your particular book of fake news on a new page because you certainly should not be espousing it on this one.

But before you go you should suck on this! Today we have

62,000 new infections in one day

1028 good people have died in the last 24 hours

And just so you know all about this MINOR AILMENT 

We, as of today have 30,000 very sick people in hospitals across the U.K. struggling to get a breath.

All because of in your words a Mild Ailment
 

It was really just the first Google result, I don't rate WHO at all and agree that they were fully complicit in China's cover-up. Anyway, here it is from Public Health England, maybe that'll do it for you - 

Info_sheetI_Symptoms_COVID19_1.0 (england.nhs.uk)

More fake news, I guess.

13 minutes ago, Janner1 said:

If you spoke the truth I would have no problem hearing from you but the facts are that this is not a mild disease far from it, almost a thousand people died in the U.K. yesterday in one day, and you think it is a mild disease??

9 minutes ago, DavisH said:

You mean like this?

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsduetocoronaviruscovid19comparedwithdeathsfrominfluenzaandpneumoniaenglandandwales/deathsoccurringbetween1januaryand31august2020

 

 

I said it's a minor ailment for most people. This is what the World Health Organisation say:

Coronavirus (who.int)

It's hardly a controversial statement.

12 minutes ago, Janner1 said:

I stand by all  that I said to you and add this, Turn the page you read from the right way up and read from left to right and you just might see that your assumptions are rubbish

If you don't like hearing it from me, you can find plenty of sources acknowledging it as a mild disease in the majority of cases. I'm sorry if you're in one of the 'at-risk' categories, but that has no bearing on the facts. 

1 hour ago, AlexfromManchester said:

@lanng khao @ewingjm may I ask who you are insured with? My provider has stated that I would not be covered for travel if the FCDO are advising against all but essential travel. 

I've gone for SafetyWing - Insurance for Nomads, by Nomads. Reasonably priced and no such restrictions.

2 hours ago, Janner1 said:

Minor Ailment !!!  Where have you been living?

Given up to a third are asymptomatic and the rate of hospitalization is a couple of percent for under 50s, I stand by it being a "a minor ailment to most".

2 hours ago, Janner1 said:

Where do you get your stupid information from?

The CDC and Office for National Statistics.

This is good news. Just the lockdown rules here to contend with.

UK travellers ‘will not be blocked’ over mutated Covid-19 strain - Thailand News - Thailand Visa Forum by Thai Visa | The Nation

25 minutes ago, AlexfromManchester said:

thanks for the info, hopefully we will find out more after tomorrow. Are you on a tourist visa as well? @ewingjm

Yep, I was also planning to travel on a tourist visa. I think the legally permissible reasons for travel give a bit of leeway. I'm more concerned at the moment about Thailand potentially imposing a ban on travel from the UK.

2 hours ago, AlexfromManchester said:

Hi everyone. I'm looking for your help again!

As per my earlier posts, I've recently secured a Single Entry Tourist Visa, have completed certificate of entry, have flights booked and also ASQ hotel, due to fly out on 31st January with Thai Airways.

I currently live in Manchester which was Tier 4 before the national lockdown that was imposed last night by the UK government. 

The guidance says that international travel is only permitted where there is a legal reason to do so, such as for work. This is the only reason mentioned and there is no list of legal reasons for travel abroad. I am relocating over there and do intend to look for work and apply for a work permit as soon as possible but wondered if anyone knew whether evidence needs to be given in the UK of a work permit or if there are any other reasons that travel could continue in this case?

Thanks

I'm in the same boat as you except I'm booked to fly out on the 23rd. I think the new lockdown is expected to become law tomorrow so we might see these reasons legally defined then. However, I suspect that travelling on a tourist visa would prohibit you from using work as a reason. My assumption was that the list of permissible reasons for travelling abroad was similar to the list for leaving your home. The most detailed list that I can see is in this PDF - NationalLockdownGuidance.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk).

CCSA have rejected proposals from the Ministry of Public Health before. Is anyone aware of when we're likely to see a decision made?

I'm guessing a ban on arrivals from the UK would entail prohibiting people who have been in the UK in the last x days. Assuming it's a reasonable amount of time (e.g. 2 weeks), I wonder if it would be possible to attain a CoE in a country that hasn't yet banned UK arrivals and travel onward from there.