Health ministry yet to allow self-care at home for confirmed Covid-19 patients

[webfact]

 

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Dr.Opas Karnkawinpong, Director-General of the Disease Control Department has confirmed that the Thai government does not have a policy to quarantine or treat COVID-19 patients at their homes.

 

Unlike countries with a huge number of patients, Thailand has only a long line of people waiting for a test, and most beds are occupied in private hospitals. However, these hospitals are still able to transfer patients elsewhere if their beds are all being used.

 

Doctor Opas also added that if there is ever an unexpected number of new cases and hospitals can no longer receive them all, a HOSPITEL will come into service, that is a hotel converted into a temporary hospital. Furthermore, field hospitals are also an option.

 

Meanwhile, all Thais and migrant workers can have a free test for the virus, as the government has allocated a 3 billion-baht budget for this specific purpose.

 

For more information about COVID-19 testing and patient transfers, please dial 1668.

 

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[ukrules]

It's just a matter of time....and not long by the looks of it.

[smedly]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

Dr.Opas Karnkawinpong, Director-General of the Disease Control Department has confirmed that the Thai government does not have a policy to quarantine or treat COVID-19 patients at their homes

I have a feeling that is about to change

 

2x choices

 

- stop testing (not much of that anyway)

 

- home isolation for those that are positive but not sick

 

 

[ThailandRyan]

I see them filling the field hospitals first then all of the ASQ hotels before even thinking about allowing home isolation.  It might work for those that have plenty of room but it won't work for those that share a small condo, apartment or a small home with many family members as much of the lower income families do.  I wish people could be responsible enough and follow directives but like elsewhere people do what they want.  I hope they can get a hold of this but with the travel for Songkran I am not so sure.

[Curt1591]

Instead of filling hospitals with people that simply test positive, why not utilize nearby hotels that have all but shut down? Save hospital rooms for sick people. Win-Win!

Why give hospitals all the money !?! 

Edited April 11, 2021 by Curt1591

[thequietman]

2 hours ago, Curt1591 said:

Why give hospitals all the money !?! 

Really!  You don't know the answer to that already?  ????

[Pedrogaz]

Unless you have problems breathing I don't see much point in being in hospital. 

[connda]

They finally figured out the logistical nightmare of attempting to put all the Covid positive people in concentration camps once the numbers start rising.  Anticipating and planning aren't a strong-point for the average live-in-the-moment Thai.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile, all Thais and migrant workers can have a free test for the virus, as the government has allocated a 3 billion-baht budget for this specific purpose.

Not sure that's quite true anymore.

[khunjeff]

3 hours ago, Curt1591 said:

Instead of filling hospitals with people that simply test positive, why not utilize nearby hotels that have all but shut down? Save hospital rooms for sick people. Win-Win!

Why give hospitals all the money !?! 

 

Partially because the private hospitals lobbied the government for assistance after their cash flow from overseas medical tourists had dried up - that's certainly the motivation behind the over-medicalization of the ASQ process, in which 99.3% of people never test positive for the virus and have no need for the mandatory 24-hour nursing service.

[Curt1591]

1 hour ago, khunjeff said:

 

Partially because the private hospitals lobbied the government for assistance after their cash flow from overseas medical tourists had dried up - that's certainly the motivation behind the over-medicalization of the ASQ process, in which 99.3% of people never test positive for the virus and have no need for the mandatory 24-hour nursing service.

That's kind of like what has been happening in the US, starting before Obamacare. US "healthcare" concerns have spent hundreds of millions in lobbying. And, with a big-time pandemic, business is booming!

[NoshowJones]

Is that the guy from Coronation street the UK TV series?

[86Tiger]

5 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

Unless you have problems breathing I don't see much point in being in hospital. 

 

 

You and balance of the known world.....