loong Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 So tests have not been free for Thai citizens up to now??? That would explain the relatively low number of confirmed cases in Thailand! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 If you believe the ‘official’ announcements and information peddled by those in positions of authority then Covid-19 tests have been available to everyone under the 30 baht health care scheme. The reality as always is quite different - Not enough tests or no tests issued to hospitals, people unable to test as they are nowhere near their registered hospital. This is just one of those area’s where the those in positions of authority make announcements which do not reflect reality. Of course, some people may be able to get access to Covid-19 tests, but in doing so they probably have to queue for hours on end in a hospital risking the very virus they are hoping to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condobrit001 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Are long term residents who have retirement visa extensions considered "foreign tourists"? Pure knee-jerk reaction by those with neither the education or experience to handle this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulambana Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, vicbkk said: Just how stupid can they get?? As stupid as the European and American leaders whose incomeptency, lying, cheating, and obfuscation has resulted in a global pandemic, instead of confined to China only https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/16/coronavirus-pandemic-leadership-131540 Edited March 18, 2020 by Mulambana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 do our embassies ever report back to their governments how xenophobic thailand is? let all exclude thais in our home countries for a day and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millian Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Wasn't free today. 1600 baht at Chulalongkorn hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Khaosod EN had this the other day re the plight of farangs here: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/business/2020/03/18/govt-oks-free-covid-19-treatment-for-foreigners-but-the-money-never-arrived/ Quote BANGKOK — Foreigners suspected of having the coronavirus or diagnosed with it are supposed to be eligible for free treatment. But no one knows what happened to the funds. An internal document obtained by Khaosod English shows a comprehensive free medical treatment for foreigners in cases related to the virus was approved by the Comptroller General’s Department as late as seven days ago, yet inquiries to the health ministry on Wednesday revealed the agency has yet to receive the money. “We’re still waiting for the money. We don’t know where the money is,” an official who works in the ministry’s financial office said, while refusing to give her name. “We haven’t been able to give anyone this service yet, because we haven’t received any money.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millian Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 The charge was for a Thai citizen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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