Quarantine for S. Korea Thai workers ended after 5 days

 

SATTAHIP:--So much for 14 days: The Royal Thai Navy sent home 240 Thais quarantined in Sattahip after returning from coronavirus-hit South Korea after just five days.

The overseas workers were sprayed with disinfectant and loaded on 16 buses at the Navy Hotel March 13 and sent off to their hometowns with 40 military escorts. People will be dropped off in various towns in the custody of public-health officials there.

 

Officials didn’t say whether the returnees will be required to enter self-quarantine at home.

 

Navy spokesman Vice Adm. Prachachat Sirisawad said all of the 240 people had tested negative for Covid-19 and were sent on their way with smiles and packed lunches after just five days of isolation. International health officials say quarantines should last 14 days.

 

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2020-03-17—

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2 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

So much for 14 days: The Royal Thai Navy sent home 240 Thais quarantined in Sattahip after returning from coronavirus-hit South Korea after just five days.

 

2 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Officials didn’t say whether the returnees will be required to enter self-quarantine at home.

What was that Dear Leader was saying yesterday about hoping to have contained by April .. 

at least they were tested, there are supposedly progressive countries in the world today that have neglected to do even that unless folks were drowning in their own fluids in a hospital.. 

Pathetic,

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

 

What was that Dear Leader was saying yesterday about hoping to have contained by April .. 

Did he give a year  ??

8 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

at least they were tested

And Thai,s know best....of course

1 hour ago, Rimmer said:

International health officials say quarantines should last 14 days.

Yes, but Thai officials know it better...

1 hour ago, petermik said:

And Thai,s know best....of course

might be better than no testing with the hope if everyone gets it maybe immunity will build? lol

3 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Navy spokesman Vice Adm. Prachachat Sirisawad said all of the 240 people had tested negative for Covid-19

If that's true then no real problem, if they've tested negative then better to remove them so they don't get infected by others in quarantine.

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

 

What was that Dear Leader was saying yesterday about hoping to have contained by April .. 

Yes and further, is there really anybody in charge? Seems that decisions are being made at local levels with little respect for policies etc. TIT.

37 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If that's true then no real problem, if they've tested negative then better to remove them so they don't get infected by others in quarantine.

So why then is the WHO and other expert organizations saying quarantine should be 14 days?

43 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If that's true then no real problem, if they've tested negative then better to remove them so they don't get infected by others in quarantine.

and give room for another batch of 240 out of the 100.000 estimated Thai workers in S Korea.

Nothing wrong with quarantining them at home with public-health officials there looking after them.

7 minutes ago, scorecard said:

So why then is the WHO and other expert organizations saying quarantine should be 14 days?

Self-quarantine in home is what WHO suggest for those who doesn't show any symptoms.

16 minutes ago, scorecard said:

So why then is the WHO and other expert organizations saying quarantine should be 14 days?

 

Obviously, because you can't test everyone. The incubation period is about 5 days, if you add the amount of time they took to fly etc. : https://www.contagionlive.com/news/coronavirus-incubation-period-is-about-5-days-study-estimates

This is relatively safe....some more days wouldn't have hurt tho... lots of vulnerable people where they go.

37 minutes ago, lom said:

and give room for another batch of 240 out of the 100.000 estimated Thai workers in S Korea.

Nothing wrong with quarantining them at home with public-health officials there looking after them.

Self-quarantine in home is what WHO suggest for those who doesn't show any symptoms.

The problem with self quarantining at home is you can be a "carrier" before symptoms manifest.

People at home who you come into contact with, then go out to infect others!

Going into isolation, get tested, then go home if you're clear is the only way!
 

50 minutes ago, scorecard said:

So why then is the WHO and other expert organizations saying quarantine should be 14 days?

Isolated quarantine yes, during that time any signs of infection will manifest.

The problem is people are self quarantining at home and infecting other family members who then go outside to spread it further!

As for the people from S.Korea they were tested fully for the virus and found to be clear... so okay to go home

1  2  3  7  14...…...Thai education system!

Morons

45 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

1  2  3  7  14...…...Thai education system!

I thought you were going to quote the prime numbers. Probably more likely with this virus.

But watch out for and tighten up on those "Dirty Farang"! 

What was the test, a temperature test, ahhh no fever, you are okay to leave,  bye.

  Is that the test? I wobder.

Geezer

 

I don't understand the "sprayed with disinfectant" part.  Is this a new covid-19 treatment, or did they catch bedbugs from the hotel?

 

 

13 hours ago, hotchilli said:

If that's true then no real problem, if they've tested negative then better to remove them so they don't get infected by others in quarantine.

That statement is contradictory. If they are in a position to infect each other, surely none of them should be let out!

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

That statement is contradictory. If they are in a position to infect each other, surely none of them should be let out!

The people are contained on entering the country... whether they show signs of infection or not.

They may be carriers of the virus but not showing symptoms, ie high temperature.
After a negative testing of the virus they are removed from the group as they are not infected or carriers.
But if left withing the facility for the full 14 days they might well become infected after testing.

No contradiction just common sense!

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

But if left withing the faciltiy they might well become infected.

So the facility allows cross infection within its walls? 

14 hours ago, scorecard said:

So why then is the WHO and other expert organizations saying quarantine should be 14 days?

 

In the case of Buriram's actions I would say that is a good thing.

Just now, jacko45k said:

So the facility allows cross infection within its walls? 

If a group of lets say 20 people are quarantined together in the same room.. and 3 have the virus [symptoms showing or not]
what do you think is going to happen after 14 days if they are all held for the full term... it ain't rocket science.

Test them all, if they're clear let them go, if they're carriers treat them in hospital.

1 minute ago, Jip99 said:

So why then is the WHO and other expert organizations saying quarantine should be 14 days?

If they are NOT BEING TESTED it is recommended to isolate for 14 days as this will allow time for the symptoms to show.

If you ARE TESTED and clear there is no need to quarantine for the full 14 days as you don't have the virus.

What do you not understand?

13 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Test them all, if they're clear let them go, if they're carriers treat them in hospital.

If they are ALL clear yes, agreed. I hope that was the scenario.

If one is infected, what then? 

4 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

If one is infected, what then?

Remove them to hospital as I said in my post, if the others are clear then they are not returned to the facility they go home.

Just now, hotchilli said:

Remove them to hospital as I said in my post, if the others are clear then they are not returned to the facility they go home.

I see that as a risk, it is not rocket science as you said but virology, which I know little of. How quickly does an infected person show up on the test?