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This is the theory. In practice, every government hospital does whatever it wants. Vachira hospital in Phuket (the one who always complains about the big losses through uninsured foreign patients) is one extreme. Can be more expensive than Bangkok Hospital. On the other side, many government hospitals that rarely see foreigners can't be bothered and just charge foreigners Thai prices, much easier for the cashier.

That's all correct. But don't forget that the Thai medical sector makes huge profits (huge as in HUGE) from foreign patients, especially western tourists who usually do have insurance and pay through the nose. . The losses are very minor.

Do you happen to know which cafes or restaurants have outside seating?

Thanks for explaining and for the links

Transport of a patient on a ventilator to the US costs a lot more than 10,000 USD. On a commercial airliner, maybe 40,000. If medevac is needed reckon 100,000 or more.

I had a nice view of a big fire today, probably around Srinakarin. Smoke rose at an angle of 30° (ie 30° between the smoke and the horizon). I often see fires. Yes, sometimes the smoke rises more (ie the angle is bigger). But the view today wasn't unusual.

They gave it to me when my number finally was called up. 30 seconds to fill it out. Correct. I didn't have this copy translated, I had my original passport translated: The embassy then certified (1) copy of passport and certified (2) the translation, both neatly stapled together.

I had an appointment at 11.30, but actually handed over my documents at 12.30 because there queue was very slow. No problem to get excerpts service. Correct. That was last November.

These would be good choices, indeed. But it won't be easy to get him there. You won't be able to do it. Ask Camillean to get him transferred there, as reason tell them that his case is known there. I would hesitate to talk about money. Chula probably won't be much cheaper than Camillean, but treatment will be better. About prices at Chest Hospital I have no idea. What I said about hospitals not requiring daily payments is even more true at government hospitals. So even if they aren't cheaper, the problem will be postponed.

For a tourist (all foreigners are tourist in their eyes): Not much less than 50,000. Goverment hospitals charge foreigners 100,000 per day and more in Phuket. The government would like to see these prices everywhere. It depends a lot on whether he is on a ventilator and which hospital

This is very cheap for being on a ventilator. It will get even cheaper (maybe half) because the first days in ICU are usually the most expensive ones. Hospitals usually don't insist on daily payments, they often let patients run up a very high bill. And once he really has to pay hospitals usually accept paying by installments. There is no good government hospital nearby. As he is on a ventilator he may need a ventilator on the trip. A government hospital won't necessarily be much cheaper.

Wrong. If they get covid now in China they know they won't get a hospital bed (all full), they won't get Paxlovid (not allowed), they won't even get Paracetamol (sold out). If they are smart they fly abroad. They know in Western countries or in Thailand nobody can force them to pay the bill Not stupid. But disingenuous.

Expected total deaths about 1.5m, according to multiple models including the Chinese themselves. A back-of-the-envelope calculation: 4x more inhabitants than US. US 1m death, so China should have 4m. But countries who followed zero-covid generally have only 25% accumulated deaths compared to the places that let it rip (US, UK, Sweden) from the beginning. So China should have 1m deaths.

Happened in Taiwan already. All kinds of fever medication is sold out, i.e. sold to the Chinese.

Because in China 250 million cases were reported. 250 million is more than 1 million.

One of the last persons I would ask anything about the origins of covid. Too much involved in gain-of-function research and the unsavory collaboration of Western virologists with squeaky-clean Chinese high- security labs (Chinese are generally well-known for their cleanliness). These things were discussed in 2020, forgotten by 2023?

My sister's bf did the same to my sister. She is just recovering. Some people are really unbelievable

Yes, that's true, and no, it isn't: Pattaya is the most honest place in this country, it's the real Thailand and the low-lives (Thai and foreign) there are brutally straightforward. Phuket is a lot more fake, the people there (Thais and foreign) are in no way better. It's way more of a rip-off, a national disgrace.

That 50% figure was my guesstimate before i read it here. Chinese government sources last week talked of 250m infected, that's 1/6 of population, rising fast. The infected are in the cities, it's not yet in the countryside. People from the cities are the ones who travel abroad. So 50% sounds reasonable.

I went by myself, paid for Express Service (800b instead of 400b). Their website says there is no Express service for legalization of translated foreign passports, but there is. I had to wait 1.5 hrs until it was my turn. If you choose an appointment earlier in the morning you don't have to wait so long (I chose 11.30). Then it took 1.5 hrs from application until I got my legalization. I used the latter 1.5 hours to do 90days at nearby immigration (used motorcycles).

I run into the same problem as OP about 2 months ago. I called MFA and was told to go to CW. So that's what I did. Not very happy.

I know. That's why I was wondering whether anyone knows an agent who can do this (in Bangkok)

Does anybody know an agent in Bangkok who can do it 3 months before?

Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. I really have to check out the park mentioned next time (there is another one on the other side of the terminal). Does anybody know more about them ? As for my niece, the trip from Austria took almost 24 hours (Qatar airways), and the rest of the trip to Koh Lanta would take about 16 hours more - they rented a place in the capsule hotel instead of meeting me.

I wouldn't bet on it. There are circumstances where someone isn't fit to fly but he doesn't need inpatient treatment. He may even be refused boarding at the airport, and in this case the whole story would be credible. If the medical extension is handled by a reputable hospital, it might work. Of course, immigration could always say just use a land border.