dastakantattaka Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Say, a person has recovered, whether it be in a hospital or on their own, or especially if a person wasn't aware he was sick -- assymptomatic and wasn't tested. Yet, almost in every country over the course of, supposedely, a year from now on, he'll have to present a certificate with a *fresh* test. Each test costs around $80 in any country. And it must be fresh - 48 hours priour to a flight, otherwise a person won't be allowed to board a plane. Or undergo a quarantine. Or get tested uppon arrival, even if it's for free. Right? Edited June 16, 2020 by dastakantattaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuyiinthesky Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 A positive antibody test should be more than a replacement for a negative PCR test and it should also make quarantine obsolete. But they don’t think that far, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 This really is an important idea, I am fairly sure I had covid back in February. If I took an antibody test now that shows that I did, it would make sense I could travel to Thailand. But I have heard nothing about this. Why quarantine the immune? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbioff Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 16 hours ago, canuckamuck said: This really is an important idea, I am fairly sure I had covid back in February. If I took an antibody test now that shows that I did, it would make sense I could travel to Thailand. But I have heard nothing about this. Why quarantine the immune? The answer is.........???????????????????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 At present "RIGHT" Down the track this will change, they are a bit busy right now & you cannot get in or back in anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 18 hours ago, canuckamuck said: This really is an important idea, I am fairly sure I had covid back in February. If I took an antibody test now that shows that I did, it would make sense I could travel to Thailand. But I have heard nothing about this. Why quarantine the immune? Whether immunity occurs among individuals after they have recovered from Covid 19 is yet uncertain. Another coronavirus influenza does not provide immunity upon recovery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 19 hours ago, yuyiinthesky said: A positive antibody test should be more than a replacement for a negative PCR test and it should also make quarantine obsolete. But they don’t think that far, obviously. "They" think much further ahead than most people realise. Watch this space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Whether you need a PCR test or not is dependent on the country of destination and the airline policy. I'm booked on Turkish Airlines next week and the only requirement is temperarure check in Istanbul and then quarantine in ths UK when I arrive there. Biggest issue at the moment is that the flight schedule has changed 3 times this week already and the flight is now on hold due to Covid cases in Kazakhstan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrPhibes Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Aussieroaming said: Whether you need a PCR test or not is dependent on the country of destination and the airline policy. I'm booked on Turkish Airlines next week and the only requirement is temperarure check in Istanbul and then quarantine in ths UK when I arrive there. Biggest issue at the moment is that the flight schedule has changed 3 times this week already and the flight is now on hold due to Covid cases in Kazakhstan. I believe this type of flight disruption will be an ongoing thing for sometime as the virus sweeps around the world creating new hot spots. Until there is proof that once you have had the virus you have a certain time frame of immunity (that an antibody test can ID), there is an inoculation to prevent infection (that's going to be later next year at the earliest), or an acceptance that you can only try to keep the rate of infection down (so hospitals are not overrun) and carry on as normal as possible, these travel hiccups are going to be normal. It is going to be interesting to see what happens when flights start to try to get back to normal with so many people having waited to get to where they need to go (such as myself, stuck in the US away from family since Jan 12th). Logistical nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 10:29 PM, canuckamuck said: This really is an important idea, I am fairly sure I had covid back in February. If I took an antibody test now that shows that I did, it would make sense I could travel to Thailand. But I have heard nothing about this. Why quarantine the immune? No one knows if you are actually immune. Even WHO are not 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 10:39 PM, Max69xl said: No one knows if you are actually immune. Even WHO are not 100% sure. They are hopeless, maybe they should ask someone who doesn't have to please so many political interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 10:32 PM, DrPhibes said: I believe this type of flight disruption will be an ongoing thing for sometime as the virus sweeps around the world creating new hot spots. Until there is proof that once you have had the virus you have a certain time frame of immunity (that an antibody test can ID), there is an inoculation to prevent infection (that's going to be later next year at the earliest), or an acceptance that you can only try to keep the rate of infection down (so hospitals are not overrun) and carry on as normal as possible, these travel hiccups are going to be normal. It is going to be interesting to see what happens when flights start to try to get back to normal with so many people having waited to get to where they need to go (such as myself, stuck in the US away from family since Jan 12th). Logistical nightmare. Agreed, I have been stuck waiting for a flight since March, I also haven't seen my wife since January because she went home to Bangkok for a holiday, so I feel you pain at least a bit. To be honest I'm glad she made it home, she feels safer in our home than she would have done here. My flight is to the UK as a stepping stone and to visit my 84 year old father. I have never lived or worked in the UK so don't know anyone else there. Not an ideal stepping stone country but I'm still a citizen, so the only place I could get to. Strange times we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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