Hua Hin: Songkran returnees and visitors will be subjected to screening - home quarantine for those at risk

[webfact]

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The governor of Prachuap Khirikhan Phallop Singhaseni announced measures to try and contain the outbreak of Covid-19 in his province among those returning home from Songkran holidays or those visiting the area. 

 

He acknowledged there were another 100 new cases  and the total for the first half of April now stood at 625 total. The closure of 13 kinds of establishment temporarily was now in place. 

 

Phallop said that he had instructed all district offices, kamnans, phu yai ban and other community leaders to screen those entering their areas or returning home.

 

Anyone with a fever - a temperature over 37.5 - was to be subjected to a Covid test.

 

For those with no symptoms they were to be questioned to ascertain if they had been in risky areas or in contact with Covid-19 infected people. Those deemed at risk must be told to quarantine at home for 14 days. 

 

He said that locations for field hospitals were being examined and extra beds were being found at hotels in Hua Hin, Pranburi and Muang district of Prachuap Khiri Khan. 

 

There were an extra 456 beds from previous totals and the figure now stood at 1,000. 

 

Hospital beds that could be assigned to Covid patients had reached a limit. This appeared to mean capacity, not that they were actually full. 

 

People without symptoms who tested positive would quarantine at field hospitals and hotels for 14 days. 

 

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[Excel]

That seems a sensible approach but no doubt totally impractical to enforce

[Wildliferescue]

I see lots of people not wanting to check for covid as they worry they will be locked up for 14 days in these field hospitals, even when not showing any signs. Can't blame them. 

 

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

People without symptoms who tested positive would quarantine at field hospitals and hotels for 14 days. 

After which they would spend another 14 days in quarantine for catching covid in  mass quarantine

[uksmdh]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

After which they would spend another 14 days in quarantine for catching covid in  mass quarantine

You replied to;   People without symptoms who tested positive would quarantine at field hospitals and hotels for 14 days.

 

If they test positive they have Covid already.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, Excel said:

That seems a sensible approach but no doubt totally impractical to enforce

Question: where have you come from?

Answer: Big C up the road.

Okay carry-on.

[matador007]

On 4/16/2021 at 2:27 PM, uksmdh said:

You replied to;   People without symptoms who tested positive would quarantine at field hospitals and hotels for 14 days.

 

If they test positive they have Covid already.

Could also be a false-positive.  Maybe had it, and still have dead cells.
Tests are still not 100%.