Alternative State Quarantine Hotels Provide Extra Beds for Mild COVID-19 Cases

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Alternative state quarantine (ASQ) facilities have started providing extra beds for mild cases of COVID-19, to ease the burden on hospitals, as the country continues to report more than 2,000 infections per day.

 

ASQ-ALQ Club Thailand vice-president Teeranat Phaoharuhan said demand for ASQ has dropped 30-40% since the 14-day mandatory quarantine rule was strengthened, causing tourists and Thai returnees to postpone plans to visit the country.

 

He said the lack of guests has led ASQ hotels to turn into "hospitels", providing rooms to COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms, to save hospital beds for severe patients who need intensive care.

 

Earlier this month, the Labor Ministry introduced the “hospitel" scheme for workers in the social security system, with the Twin Towers Hotel Bangkok offering 80 extra beds and the Avana Grand Hotel and Convention Centre another 600, to cope with shortages.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG210522122122704

 

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[RotBenz8888]

42 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

demand for ASQ has dropped 30-40% since the 14-day mandatory quarantine rule was strengthened,

The 7/10 day quaranteen lasted for like a couple of weeks before they u turned. 

 

 

[smedly]

I wonder who is paying and who has to pay

 

I think I know the answer

[BKKBike09]

I hope they don't mean that returnees paying for ASQ will have to share their hotel with other guests who are confirmed to have Covid. That would be nuts. 

 

I don't understand also why, if in ASQ, if you test negative after your (now 3rd test) on Day 12, you can't just check out then. I'm doing my Day 12 test tomorrow. Results come Day 13 morning. But I can't leave till Day 15. Pointless. 

 

[86Tiger]

3 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

 

 

"...........I don't understand also why.........."

 

 

 

Bud, if there is any farang understands anything these people do they deserve the gold star........

[mikecha]

3 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

I hope they don't mean that returnees paying for ASQ will have to share their hotel with other guests who are confirmed to have Covid. That would be nuts. 

 

I don't understand also why, if in ASQ, if you test negative after your (now 3rd test) on Day 12, you can't just check out then. I'm doing my Day 12 test tomorrow. Results come Day 13 morning. But I can't leave till Day 15. Pointless. 

 

all about the  dollars  

[Surelynot]

The ASQ's should be be either quarantined people, returning flights OR mild cases of covid.........mental mixing them.....a disaster waiting to happen.

Edited May 23, 2021 by Surelynot

[mtls2005]

3 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

I hope they don't mean that returnees paying for ASQ will have to share their hotel with other guests who are confirmed to have Covid.

 

On the plus side, they won't have to share rooms.

 

 

[Surelynot]

4 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

I hope they don't mean that returnees paying for ASQ will have to share their hotel with other guests who are confirmed to have Covid. That would be nuts. 

 

I don't understand also why, if in ASQ, if you test negative after your (now 3rd test) on Day 12, you can't just check out then. I'm doing my Day 12 test tomorrow. Results come Day 13 morning. But I can't leave till Day 15. Pointless. 

 

That is how I read it....this is Thailand.

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, mtls2005 said:

 

On the plus side, they won't have to share rooms.

 

 

Should be okay in twin?

[BKKBike09]

2 hours ago, 86Tiger said:

 

 

Bud, if there is any farang understands anything these people do they deserve the gold star........

Too right. I've got 30 years of Thailand under my belt so I should know better, right!

 

Still, look on the bright side. I can use Line filters to give me puppy ears when I send the nurses my twice-daily temperature selfie and they think it's great. In some countries I expect I'd get a big fine for flouting some Covid rule or a lecture for not taking things seriously enough etc etc 

[natway09]

All around the world 14 days quarantine means the 15th morning

Stop Thai bashing