New criteria: Go for a Covid-19 test even if you have a low fever

By The Nation

 

 

Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said on Wednesday (April 22) that even a low temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius along with any of the following symptoms like cough, runny nose, sore throat or shortness of breath can indicate a Covid-19 infection.

 

Patients with pneumonia should also undergo a Covid-19 test.

 

As for at-risk people, such as those who have travelled to hotspots, hold jobs related to tourism, work in crowded places such as flea markets, shopping malls or public transport or those who work with patients can ask to be tested for the virus immediately.

 

He said the cost of the examination will be covered by the National Health Security Office, and now that the test kits are being produced locally, authorities are able to cover wider areas for examination.

 

Taweesin said an analysis of 542 patients showed that some went for a Covid-19 test after having symptoms for an average of four days, while some waited for 28 days before going for a test. He said that this behaviour increases the chance of transmitting the virus to others.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386569

 

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Are the tests free?

16 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

hold jobs related to tourism

 

No-one in that category now 

Does anyone have a list of recent testing prices? If so, please share.

I think they can strike the criterion "hold jobs related to tourism" from the list - no new tourist arrivals since more than three weeks.

If you have a low fever,  where would you go to be tested in Pattaya ?

New?

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/file/guidelines/G_PUIdefinition.pdf

 

Looks like the same as March 2. Or did they finally remove the exposure risk criteria?

 

I see nothing new in https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/guidelines.php

 

EDIT: Thai version seems newer: https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/g_lab.php

and seems to be reflected in one of the English documents: https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/file/guidelines/g_CPG.pdf

 

Still no dice if you simply have symptoms and don't fit the subcriteria.

 

EDIT2: You can see the history of the PUI definition at https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/g_srrt.php in Thai. It's the first block of items. Put them next to each other in browser tabs and you'll be able to see the changes by changing the tab. There's a lot more info on that page about the processes.

 

EDIT3: I found the portal MoPH has for reporting cases: http://viral.ddc.moph.go.th/viral/ . This pretty much confirms MoPH has more data than it's publishing.

 

Edited April 23, 20206 yr by DrTuner

If you get this test, will your result get counted in the data that gets reported daily?

5 minutes ago, JCP108 said:

If you get this test, will your result get counted in the data that gets reported daily?

Only if you pass the PUI filter and then the next gauntlet of getting two confirmations from reference laboratories. If you only get one, you are a "Probable" case, not a "Confirmed". As they say in the daily headlines, the numbers published are the "Confirmed".

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/file/guidelines/G_en_21022020.pdf

Quote

2. Probable case is defined as a PUI who has tested positive for genetic materials of SARS-CoV-2 by
PCR from one (1) reference laboratory, or by genetic sequencing, or by culture.
3. Confirmed case is defined as a PUI who has tested positive for genetic materials of SARS-CoV-2 by
PCR from two (2) reference laboratories, or by genetic sequencing, or by culture

 

Here's details of the flow of diagnosis: https://www3.dmsc.moph.go.th/post-view/680

Edited April 23, 20206 yr by DrTuner