Highway police announce 19 rest stops for Covid patients seeking treatment up country

[webfact]

Image: INN

 

The Highway Police announced 19 places where those seeking Covid-19 treatment in their hometowns could stop for a comfort break. 

 

They were marked with a "pee" on a map. 

 

Highways chief Pol Maj-Gen Ekkarat Limsangkat said that many state and private agencies were facilitating people's efforts to get back to their hometowns for treatment.

 

But if people needed a rest or a toilet break they couldn't stop at the usual places, gas stations, because of the risk of passing on the infection. 

 

So those helping such people are asked to phone ahead to one of the 19 centers for rest stops in the north, north east, center, east and south of the country.

 

Many of the places listed by INN are hospitals,  though there are also hotels, rescue foundation offices, a boxing gym and sports stadia. 

 

People are asked to phone ahead one hour so that arrangements can be made. 

 

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[RotBenz8888]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

People are asked to phone ahead one hour so that arrangements can be made. 

It's probably not a joke. 

[KannikaP]

Stop at the side of the road for a Jimmie Riddle, male or female, instead of driving a further 100 km or so to find a P sign.

Or even for a Tom Tit.

[Whale]

Do I read this right? So covid positives can travel back to their upcountry homes?

 

I am bit confused but then again a lot of the articles here make me confused.

[riclag]

The idea is to  share the facilities through out the country !

Why should BKK and near by communities take the brunt while the rest of the country's hospitals aren't nearly as maxed out IMOP 

[mark131v]

8 minutes ago, riclag said:

The idea is to  share the facilities through out the country !

Why should BKK and near by communities take the brunt while the rest of the country's hospitals aren't nearly as maxed out IMOP 

Not a lot to be said really!!

 

If you feel that letting people positive for covid drive around the country willy nilly is a good idea then I worry that <deleted> all has been learned by all the death and destruction around the world

 

Scary thought really but if it needs to be done for logistical reasons such as lack of beds then it should be done by the good for nothing military utilising some of their vehicles and moving in convoy, anybody with half a brain can work that out...

[NCC1701A]

The Thai government must have a stupid idea contest running during covid. 

 

Not sure what you win. 

[Burma Bill]

35 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

Not sure what you win. 

With respect, 14 days in an ASQ hotel???

[Almer]

1 hour ago, riclag said:

The idea is to  share the facilities through out the country !

Why should BKK and near by communities take the brunt while the rest of the country's hospitals aren't nearly as maxed out IMOP 

They do not have the facilities in the sticks

[Almer]

This reads that people with known Covid can travel to get treatment, if that us right this has been the governments plan all along, to stop Bkk getting swamped and spread the load so to speak, if that is the case OMG, there is no hope of containment, and expect the very worst this can throw at us.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Highway Police announced 19 places where those seeking Covid-19 treatment in their hometowns could stop for a comfort break. 

 

They were marked with a "pee" on a map. 

Is that a convenience stop?

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Almer said:

They do not have the facilities in the sticks

Behind any bush?

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, riclag said:

The idea is to  share the facilities through out the country !

Why should BKK and near by communities take the brunt while the rest of the country's hospitals aren't nearly as maxed out IMOP 

Containment?

[Gold Star]

In Chiang Rai Province, we are red because our daily infection totals include those coming here for treatment from other places.

Today July 19, we had 0 community transmissions, yet 35 incoming cases registered.

 

Covid-19 situation report (April Wave), Chiang Rai province.

for Monday, July 19, 2021

+35 registered for Chiang Rai today:

>> +0 Infected within the province

>> +1 Infected in other provinces (Detected in Mae Sai district, coming from Bangkok)

>> +34 Received treatment from other provinces: (Bangkok 28 cases, Pathum Thani 1 case, Nakhon Pathom 1 case, Chonburi 1 case, Samut Sakhon 1 case, Samut Prakan 1 case, Saraburi 1 case), Phum Lam Nao, Mueang Chiang Rai District 6, Phan 6, Mae Chan 4 People in Wiang Kaen 3 people, Chiang Khong 3 people, Phaya Mengrai 3 people, Wiang Pa Pao 3 people, Wiang Chiang Rung 2 people, Mae Suai 2 people, Chiang Saen 2 people.

1,344 cumulative cases since April Wave

- Infected in the province, accumulated 974 cases

- Infected from other provinces, accumulated 196 cases

- Received treatment from other provinces,accumulated 174 cases

1,086 recovered total

238 cases are being treated (Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital 56 cases, Mae Fah Luang University Medical Center Hospital 89 cases, Community Hospital 52 cases, Private hospital 41 cases)

20 deaths total (+0 deaths today)

[DaveE13]

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

The Thai government must have a stupid idea contest running during covid. 

 

Not sure what you win. 

A weekend with you and the cat in hua hin 

[CALSinCM]

3 hours ago, Whale said:

Do I read this right? So covid positives can travel back to their upcountry homes?

Looks to the the government's plan for turning the entire country into a dark red zone.  Started back in Thong Lor during Songkran and now is a massive success. 

[thailand49]

I think this is due to their medical system?  If you aren't a register resident for example in Chon Buri and you are from another province and get sick and need to use a facility in Chon Buri you don't qualify for the 30 baht NHS rate?  Thus the reason for them traveling back regardless of them being infected.

 

If this is true!  Wouldn't someone in charge during this pandemic figure this out and wave this provision so they can contain the problem? 

[CharlieH]

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