Phuket running short of COVID quarantine hotel rooms for high risk contacts

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: People identified as high-risk contacts for exposure to a person now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 can observe their 14-day quarantine at home if COVID-protection measures can be met to protect other people living in the same household.

 

Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong confirmed the news during an inspection of the ‘Local Quarantine’ facilities available at the Nai Yang Beach Resort & Spa on Phuket’s northwest coast yesterday (Apr 30).

 

Joining Vice Governor Pichet for the inspection was Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon and a team of medical officers.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-running-short-of-covid-quarantine-hotel-rooms-for-high-risk-contacts-79861.php

 

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-05-02

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

 

 

[scorecard]

So, again, we have local provinces and their governors making their own rules and overriding national laws.

 

Does any member have details of how to prove that someone can quarantine at home and not expose other family members to the Covid 19 virus?  Thanks.

Edited May 2, 2021 by scorecard

[robblok]

So lack of money is forcing them to home quarantine. Everyone could see if cases kept mounting beds would run out. Now it has in Phuket.

[ikke1959]

Phuket is s special province/island.. It has to be make their own rules because they want cost to cost have the tourists at the 1st July.. So more vaccines , more special privileges. It has to be the model of how good Thailand is handing the crisis.. But.... unfortunately........ it will fail 

[madmitch]

I had no idea that "high risk" contacts were being forced to quarantine in hotels. Who's paying? No way poorer Thais could afford this It certainly wouldn't be covered by insurance if any foreigners happen to find themselves in this position.

[smedly]

why are they making this so complicated 

 

Test them and if no symptoms and not needing a hospital then quarantine at home and quarantine the whole household and test the whole household on a regular basis - not rocket science is it.

 

 

Test test test 

[RoyLee]

What kind of treatment would asymptomatic or false +s require in hospital ...and for 10 days??  Then 14 more days of home quarantine. 

 

I assume people who live alone and are considered to be close contacts must quarantine at a hotel for 14 days, at the usual asq rate ?   

[ukrules]

5 hours ago, robblok said:

So lack of money is forcing them to home quarantine. Everyone could see if cases kept mounting beds would run out. Now it has in Phuket.

Yes, it was inevitable from day one.

 

The only unknown was when it would begin.

[ukrules]

34 minutes ago, RoyLee said:

What kind of treatment would asymptomatic or false +s require in hospital ...and for 10 days??  Then 14 more days of home quarantine.

 

Initially they require no treatment, but they are forced to live in a warehouse type room full of other people who do have COVID. I think we know what that means.

 

If they didn't have COVID on the way in then they will certainly contract it while in there.

 

[ChipButty]

Lots of hotels remain closed after the first lockdown and I think a lot didn't want to convert to a ASQ facility due to cost I have a friend with a nice 50 bedroom hotel she has kept the place shut,

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

People identified as high-risk contacts for exposure to a person now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 can observe their 14-day quarantine at home if COVID-protection measures can be met to protect other people living in the same household.

Phukets idea of in control?