US man with Covid flees hospital because doctors wouldn't let him sleep with his Thai wife

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Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a 51 year old American man suffering from Covid-19 fled Chanuman Hospital in Amnat Charoen on Sunday and walked home. 

 

He was spotted on the Chanuman to Ban Nikhom Plaeng 4 Road before officials found him at home and persuaded him to return to hospital. 

 

He was pictured making some two finger and thumb gesture as officials in hazmat suits escorted him.

 

Sanook said that he had requested to be moved to a bed in his Thai wife's room. She also has Covid. 

 

But doctors turned down his request so he went home in a huff.

 

This caused local residents such fear that the Chanuman district chief was obliged to beef up security at the hospital, reported the media. 

 

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[MRToMRT]

Oh dear. Yet another farang mastermind who moved to Thailand.

[Somtamnication]

What a cluster<deleted>. Deport him!

Edited May 11, 2021 by metisdead
Profanity removed.

[Captain Monday]

Not another one. Some people really need the freedom to travel internationally revoked.

[covidiot]

hail satan?

my god, how many more covid stories do we have to be tortured with?

[Pottinger]

5 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

What a cluster<deleted>. Deport him!

 

Do you think that's enough? I'd be inclined to hang, draw and quarter him after forcing him to listen to two weeks of the Dear Leader's speeches.

[Dmaxdan]

At this rate, Farangs will be getting a bad name here.....Oh wait! 

[robblok]

9 minutes ago, covidiot said:

hail satan?

my god, how many more covid stories do we have to be tortured with?

Less if there were less people having a similar nickname you had and were acting more responsible.

[covidiot]

7 minutes ago, robblok said:

Less if there were less people having a similar nickname you had and were acting more responsible.

I would like to change my nickname, but there is some bureaucracy involved.

I am responsible. I social distance.

Social distancing has its benefits because, most people, you don't want them anywhere near you. 

 

Edited May 11, 2021 by covidiot

[robblok]

4 minutes ago, covidiot said:

I would like to change my nickname, but there is some bureaucracy involved.

I am responsible. I social distance.

Social distancing has its benefits because, most people, you don't want them anywhere near you. 

 

It was a joke, point being we will get many articles like that until people keep to the rules especially foreigners as we stick out.

 

Too bad we do have a lot of idiots here.

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Sanook said that he had requested to be moved to a bed in his Thai wife's room. She also has Covid. 

He has been ordered into a hospital, (in accordance with the law) but his wife, who also has Covid has not. Why not? 

 

Are they not aware that the wife can also pass on the virus to the relatives and neighbours?

 

[robblok]

2 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

He has been ordered into a hospital, (in accordance with the law) but his wife, who also has Covid has not. Why not? 

 

Are they not aware that the wife can also pass on the virus to the relatives and neighbours?

 

There could be countless reasons for this. Should a hospital just cater tgo any whim of a patient. Who knows the situation its the hospitals call. I can just imagine the chaos (on top of the stress there already is) when they have to cater to the wishes of people.

 

Could be that the wife needed extra care. The room could be to small. Regulations are there for a reason. 

 

Its a hospital not a hotel and patients should listen not make it even harder for healthcare.

 

 

Edited May 11, 2021 by robblok

[Mackstask]

Another quality Ex-Pat, When he gets better and is Covid free, Kick him out, send him back to the US. <deleted>!

[colinneil]

Comical isnt it, most posters on here spend a lot of their time having a go at British people, yet here it is an American idiot.????

Somebody should remind him where he is, not home in the land of the free.????

 

[robblok]

4 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Comical isnt it, most posters on here spend a lot of their time having a go at British people, yet here it is an American idiot.????

Somebody should remind him where he is, not home in the land of the free.????

 

Dont worry Colin in the Phuket part of the forum we got Brit rule breakers. Seems those with roots in that island don't know how to behave ????

 

Then again im a Dutch rule breaker, i tought up to 20 people were allowed. I got friends coming over for gym sessions. Now i wonder how many people you can have in your own home. 

[LomSak27]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

This caused local residents such fear that the Chanuman district chief was obliged to beef up security at the hospital, reported the media. 

 

I'm sure there are lots of Thais who have done something similar or not telling where they have been when health people want to track potential covid infections yadda yadda yadda. However the media is not going to mention much about that. Any Falangs that screw up will get front page coverage. Sanook lives for this. 

This is how its has been for two decades. It's just gets more in your face the longer the wuhan pandemic runs. Good reminder, you better have options. 

[ThailandRyan]

45 minutes ago, covidiot said:

hail satan?

my god, how many more covid stories do we have to be tortured with?

If it tortures you to read the OP and then post about it , then maybe sign out and not read them, just my view.

[ThaiFelix]

Reminds me of that american a few years back who kept queue jumping in supermarkets...when confronted his response was "Yeah but I'm an american, we can do what we like"!!

[BritManToo]

32 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

At this rate, Farangs will be getting a bad name here.....Oh wait! 

Which is surprising as it's the Thai governments Chinese ally that invented COVID.

 

Any reason given why he couldn't share a hospital room with his wife?

Normal Thai hospital policy is to insist a relative shares your room.

Edited May 11, 2021 by BritManToo

[BritManToo]

3 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

• At least he used 2 fingers instead of the one from the last clown....signed an embarrassed American,,,smh

I believe three fingers is the preferred Thai salute to government forces.

[ThaiFelix]

5 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

I'm sure there are lots of Thais who have done something similar

Government ministers comes to mind.

[bunnydrops]

49 minutes ago, covidiot said:

hail satan?

my god, how many more covid stories do we have to be tortured with?

Still out of touch are we?

https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/love-you-gesture-emoji/

[covidiot]

2 minutes ago, bunnydrops said:

Still out of touch are we?

https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/love-you-gesture-emoji/

Ha ha.

I thought it was the devil horns.

Especially since everyone does it at AC/DC concerts while Brian Johnson screeches about hell.

Thanks for clearing it up!

 

[pseudorabies]

2 minutes ago, covidiot said:

Ha ha.

I thought it was the devil horns.

Especially since everyone does it at AC/DC concerts while Brian Johnson screeches about hell.

Thanks for clearing it up!

 

I think the devil's horns is when the thumb touches the middle and ring finger.

I'd give that one to Ozzy before AC/DC.  Give the Brits some love here ????

[nausea]

As I read it his wife, also with Covid, was in the same hospital but in a different room. How you consider the decision not to allow them to be together is up to you. Personally, I can't see any valid medical reason to deny that request, but I'm not a doctor. Certainly, his decision to go home in a huff was a bit of an overreaction; maybe if they'd explained to him exactly why it wasn't a good idea all this could've been avoided.  I do know that Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, requires you to have a Thai person stay with you if you want a private room. If I was a cynical person I might suspect that getting the Farang to pay for two rooms, rather than one, might be a motive, but I'm sure that wasn't the case here; no doubt, there are good medical reasons to keep covid patients separated.

[wprime]

44 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

He has been ordered into a hospital, (in accordance with the law) but his wife, who also has Covid has not. Why not? 

 

Are they not aware that the wife can also pass on the virus to the relatives and neighbours?

 

 

She is most likely awaiting transfer to a hospital.

 

His wife is probably a lot younger than him so she is probably asymptomatic and will be transferred to a field hospital instead.

[BritManToo]

Just now, nausea said:

there are good medical reasons to keep covid patients separated.

And yet in the field hospitals they have 100 COVID patients in the same room.

[Ireland32]

37 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Comical isnt it, most posters on here spend a lot of their time having a go at British people, yet here it is an American idiot.????

Somebody should remind him where he is, not home in the land of the free.????

 

This forum is the most yank bashing site around Geezus 

[shackleton]

Well thats all we need in this Corivirus environment 

Hope he was wearing his mask ???? 

[NanLaew]

51 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

He has been ordered into a hospital, (in accordance with the law) but his wife, who also has Covid has not. Why not? 

 

Are they not aware that the wife can also pass on the virus to the relatives and neighbours?

 

 

He has been ordered to return to the same hospital where both he and his wife were being held due to being infected. His wife is NOT at their home.