Israeli tourist who spent four days on the run after testing positive for COVID arrested in Koh Samui

[tgw]

22 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

He's tested positive for Omicron, just been announced.

a good lesson for all the trolls on this thread

[chrissables]

3 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Did any of these fully vaccinated people test positive, break out of the quarantine facility they were in and then go on the run through multiple areas?

 

Unless they did the comparison is not valid.

It is relevant if vaccinated people pass on covid.

 

You break out of prison not a medical testing facility.

[chrisbangkok]

On 12/22/2021 at 8:29 AM, The Hammer2021 said:

No more than the farangs who catch covid and won't go into quarantine because they, like so many expats, think they are superior to Thais.

What a strange statement , on what do you base this knowledge sir ? Your own views of expats and Thais or any substantial data ? 

 

[tomazbodner]

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

He didn't have COVID, what treatment do you think he should have had?

And how much do you think he should have paid for the treatment he didn't need?

100,000bht, 200,000bht?

It's going to cost him a lot more now. What is definition of having COVID? His test was positive.

[chrissables]

21 minutes ago, tgw said:

a good lesson for all the trolls on this thread

Omicron, a virus somewhere between a common cold a the flu.
Should we quarantine everyone with a sniffle?

[pacovl46]

8 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

You're Saudi Arabian or Afghan national, right?

Nope, but thanks for the stereotyping anyway! ????

[aguadilla]

this is the Person:
https://il.linkedin.com/in/ohad-baruch-7b3a8253

[James105]

52 minutes ago, tgw said:

 

there you go, James ...

So he tested negative in Isreal, positive on his first test here, negative TWICE on subsequent tests, and now positive again.   How are the tests carried out in this country?  Take a swab and then toss a coin to see what the result is?  Why do people only believe the positive tests and not the negative ones?

[JustAnotherHun]

12 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Nope, but thanks for the stereotyping anyway! ????

Then I'm even more sorry for you.

It must be hard to realize that flogging is no option anymore in civilized countries.

[BostonRob2]

On 12/22/2021 at 3:26 PM, The Hammer2021 said:

He is an arrogant, self centred spreader of disease who deserves severe punishment. Given the amount of Arabs and Iranians in the prison system he could be in for a hard time. His behavior is not unusual. Most expats who catch covid do not cooperate with the Thai authorities because they believe they are superior to Thais.

After your posts today I can only conclude you are a Hammer who is upset that Spurs tamed West Ham last night. 

[Jingthing]

17 minutes ago, aguadilla said:

this is the Person:
https://il.linkedin.com/in/ohad-baruch-7b3a8253

Go to Thailand as a tourist if you can get the Pass.

End up as the most wanted.

I think he's having a bad day.

[BritManToo]

On 12/22/2021 at 3:26 PM, The Hammer2021 said:

Most expats who catch covid do not cooperate with the Thai authorities because they believe they are superior to Thais.

I wouldn't co-operate because I didn't want to pay the resulting 100-200kbht bill.

Different if it were free, in a nice hotel with room service.

[Jingthing]

So it's Omicron and its likely he spread it here because it spreads like spreading is going out of style.

But he's no.patient zero.

It was already here.

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, tomazbodner said:

5 hours ago, BritManToo said:

He didn't have COVID, what treatment do you think he should have had?

And how much do you think he should have paid for the treatment he didn't need?

100,000bht, 200,000bht?

It's going to cost him a lot more now. What is definition of having COVID? His test was positive.

After he was caught he tested negative... 

 

This indicates the initial positive test was a ‘false positive’...   It’s all fairly moot. 

 

He escaped his ’Test & Go’ hotel after testing positive, he didn’t know that was a false positive at the time. 

 

Would he have been ‘re-tested’ for confirmation ????? - this is the big question for anyone arriving in Thailand. 

 

If we are genuinely Positive I think its fair that we are asked to isolate in a ‘hospitel’ (isolation hotel), we know this risk and are supposed to have insurance which covers this - this is our responsibility. 

 

If we are only tested once and test positive, we have a right to feel aggrieved and demand a second conformation test. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

13 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

So it's Omicron and its likely he spread it here because it spreads like spreading is going out of style.

But he's no.patient zero.

It was already here.

He tested negative after authorities caught up with him....  So, not Omicron, just a false positive. 

[RobU]

On 12/22/2021 at 8:30 AM, thaiman said:

How much time in prison do you think he'll get?  Will the Thais make an example out of this guy?

 

I hope so, but as others on the forum have stated Israelis tend to have a lot of influence in Thailand

[richard_smith237]

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

20 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

So it's Omicron and its likely he spread it here because it spreads like spreading is going out of style.

But he's no.patient zero.

It was already here.

He tested negative after authorities caught up with him....  So, not Omicron, just a false positive. 

 

There seems to be some Political jiggery pokery going on here.... 

 

There is now a report which does outline that the ‘Israeli tourist’ tested positive and was infected with Omicron variant... 

 

Either there have been two different israeli tourists who escaped quarantine or someone is telling big fat porkie pies..... 

 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1244130-israeli-tourist-who-fled-quarantine-in-bangkok-infected-with-omicron-variant/

 

[EricTh]

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[EricTh]

1 hour ago, James105 said:

So he tested negative in Isreal, positive on his first test here, negative TWICE on subsequent tests, and now positive again.   How are the tests carried out in this country?  Take a swab and then toss a coin to see what the result is?  Why do people only believe the positive tests and not the negative ones?

Do you know that negative reports can be bought in the market or even faked back in Israel?

[ThailandGuy]

No-one  can enter Israel at the moment because they are afraid of Omicron and he behaves like this in Thailand?   Imprisonment, a fine and  then put the idiot on a plane and send him back home ! 

 

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, RobU said:

 

I hope so, but as others on the forum have stated Israelis tend to have a lot of influence in Thailand

Or so the conspiracy theory goes

...

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

Do you know that negative reports can be bought in the market or even faked back in Israel?

Who knew?

Is that like Hebrew Khao San Road?

[Jingthing]

14 minutes ago, ThailandGuy said:

No-one  can enter Israel at the moment because they are afraid of Omicron and he behaves like this in Thailand?   Imprisonment, a fine and  then put the idiot on a plane and send him back home ! 

 

That's true.

They're hard core with Covid.

The population there is heavily vaccinated.

[The Hammer2021]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I wouldn't co-operate because I didn't want to pay the resulting 100-200kbht bill.

Different if it were free, in a nice hotel with room service.

I haven't heard of the ten day quarantine hospitals costing that much!! It's free or cheap

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

There seems to be some Political jiggery pokery going on here.... 

 

There is now a report which does outline that the ‘Israeli tourist’ tested positive and was infected with Omicron variant... 

 

Either there have been two different israeli tourists who escaped quarantine or someone is telling big fat porkie pies..... 

 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1244130-israeli-tourist-who-fled-quarantine-in-bangkok-infected-with-omicron-variant/

 

Why would you assume its political? False positives and negatives aren't exactly super rare.

[Mac Mickmanus]

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

Do you know that negative reports can be bought in the market or even faked back in Israel?

Based on ?

[The Hammer2021]

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Or so the conspiracy theory goes

...

They employ a lot of Thais and weird considerable influence. They actually look after their citizens as do the Kuwaitis and Saudis.

 

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, The Hammer2021 said:

I haven't heard of the ten day quarantine hospitals costing that much!! It's free or cheap

Cheap for Thais.

We're marks.

[The Hammer2021]

Just now, Mac Mickmanus said:

Based on ?

And in the UK and Thailand. NHS records can be changed for about 200 pounds..

[Jingthing]

Just now, The Hammer2021 said:

They employ a lot of Thais and weird considerable influence. They actually look after their citizens as do the Kuwaitis and Saudis.

 

Sure thing. Its not as if you actually have any evidence that Israeli Jews usually get special treatment here.