Tested positive on day one PCR do I still do the ATK on day5

[Bday Prang]

Well , as luck would have it I tested positive on the day one  PCR test, they moved me out of the test and go hotel and I am now incarcerated in a quarantine hotel for the next 7 days      Today is my 5th day and my morchana App is  asking for the results of the 5 day ATK test.  I did an ATK yesterday which showed positive so I'm pretty sure if I test today it will also be positive.  Is there any point in submitting a positive test result whilst I am currently  locked up.?  The doctor tells me he will let me go on the 7th day presumably with some sort of clearance certificate  but if I submit a positive ATK today will that mess things up for me?

             My morchana status at the moment is orange I would have expected it to be red considering my initial PCR was positive, and there is no mention of my positive test result on the app. I'm wondering if the 1st hotel even registered the test result

              Obviously the day 5 test is for those who tested negative on the day 1 PCR but developed COVID afterwards, but I was positive on day 1 so I'm not really sure what to do now,  I asked the doctor who phones me up occasionally and his reply was a typical  "don't know/ up to you"  

              Anybody been through this that can make a suggestion ?   For what its worth I don't have any symptoms at all

[soi3eddie]

Sorry to hear your situation. Just goes to show how <deleted>-up the system is. This will get far worse now that pre-departure testing is scrapped as of tomorrow. Expect a huge number of positives on arrival. Ka-ching! 

 

Where have they told you to submit the ATK test? If they are not insisting on seeing the MorChana app (nobody ever asked to see mine after leaving hotel on orange) then just delete it. Be absolutely certain to get a doctor's recovery letter though as that could prove useful. I didn't start to get negative ATK tests until about 9-10 days after likely infection. Wishing the rest of your stay gets better.

 

Edited March 31, 2022 by soi3eddie

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

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And three weeks later...

 

"Well , as luck would have it I tested positive on the day one  PCR test, they moved me out of the test and go hotel and I am now incarcerated in a quarantine hotel for the next 7 days"

 

AND

 

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Seems like it's not quite "over" yet...

 

[2long]

My friend came last week and he had no idea what to do with the 5th day test. His hotel didn't know or tell him... same for immigration.

[DFPhuket]

I would ignore the day 5 ATK in your situation. Not reporting it will have no consequences. If asked one day, just tell the truth - that the doctor said it was unnecessary. 

 

Submitting a positive result on day 5 has a slight chance of "resetting the Covid start clock" somewhere in the Thai Covid bureaucracy. That would create a mess. 

[mania]

13 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Seems like it's not quite "over" yet...

 

And neither is the common cold, the flu, cancer,HIV, Heart Disease etc etc etc

 

If your expecting the world to wait till its over best to just put the noose on & tip the stool now

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, mania said:

And neither is the common cold, the flu, cancer,HIV, Heart Disease etc etc etc

 

If your expecting the world to wait till its over best to just put the noose on & tip the stool now

 

Thailand on Friday reported an all-time record high of 28,379 new official COVID cases and 92 new COVID deaths, the latter setting a new 2022 yearly high for deaths.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1255373-thailand-reports-record-high-of-28379-new-covid-19-cases-92-deaths-23843-recoveries/?do=findComment&comment=17280906

 

 

In my  book, sensible people acknowledge when there are risks to their health and do what they can to minimize those risks.... instead of denying the risks or claiming they no longer exist.

 

Edited April 1, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[mell]

Hi I arrive in 2 weeks are u asymptomatic? How much is hospitel costing for the week? Is insurance paying for it.? Are you getting foreign food? I hope you get free soon?

[Mike Teavee]

15 hours ago, 2long said:

My friend came last week and he had no idea what to do with the 5th day test. His hotel didn't know or tell him... same for immigration.

I arrived last Sunday and got told by the hospital that did my Arrival PCR test to take the ATK test on Friday (which is 6 days in my book but whatever)... 

 

This morning  I got a message from the MorCharna app with a link where I could upload a photo of my ATK, but I have read that if you don't get the message/link from MorCharna, you can email the results to your Day 1 SHA+ hotel who can arrange to have them uploaded for you. 

 

 

Am also hearing that if you do nothing there are no consequences/follow-up... 

 

 

 

[Boomer6969]

51 minutes ago, mell said:

Hi I arrive in 2 weeks

Don't. Wait until 2023.

 

The french expression: "miroir aux alouettes" ("smoke and mirrors", I reckon), describes perfectly all these schemes the Thais have invented to fleece foreign tourist. 

Edited April 1, 2022 by Boomer6969

[Boomer6969]

Void

Edited April 1, 2022 by Boomer6969

[Bday Prang]

42 minutes ago, mell said:

Hi I arrive in 2 weeks are u asymptomatic? How much is hospitel costing for the week? Is insurance paying for it.? Are you getting foreign food? I hope you get free soon?

Hi yes I'm asymptomatic, probably the nicest virus I've ever had, strangely I was quoted 25000 baht for the quarantine hotel, but, they came for the money yesterday and only wanted  17000 (possibly because its for 7 days and not 10) That was the 3 star option I was quoted 75,000 for 5 star  (no thankyou)

I'm not expecting the insurance to pay for anything other than the "ambulance" transfer to the quarantine hotel, An x=ray  the 10 Paracetamol pills they  gave me, and two phone calls from a doctor (consultation fee)  They have told me I will get an itemised bill , probably for that reason

The food is basic Thai street food, normally khao tom  (rice porridge) for breakfast  , lunch and dinner is variations of noodle soup, pretty much what I'd normally be eating so no complaints there really

Its a bit boring, which probably explains the length of this reply ,  but there is a tv and I got my laptop,  Its not as bad as prison I can tell you that.

I would recommend that you pack any "luxuries" you might want (ciggies snacks etc) as it may be difficult to get these depending on location, luckily I, near a 7-11 and the staff have been prepared to get things for me.

All in all not too bad, could be a lot worse

[JayBird]

So me and the misses need to budget at least 50k reentry fee.  She can manage on Thai food, but I have a more strict diet, so will need to pack one weeks worth of food.

 

If I bring my own para will the hospital still force theirs on me so they can make money?

 

If I pay extra, do I get an option to quarantine at home?

[Bday Prang]

7 minutes ago, JayBird said:

So me and the misses need to budget at least 50k reentry fee.  She can manage on Thai food, but I have a more strict diet, so will need to pack one weeks worth of food.

 

If I bring my own para will the hospital still force theirs on me so they can make money?

 

If I pay extra, do I get an option to quarantine at home?

I guess for two of you 50k or so would be in the right field, however if she's Thai she might get it at the Thai price, although I wouldn't count on it, as a "mia farang" she will probably get stung the full amount.  I wouldn't worry too much about the cost of the para , (they only gave me 10 tablets) lol  Not sure if they would let you quarantine at home, I think the problem would be actually getting home, you might need a private ambulance or similar.

 My insurance will only pay for the related medical treatment not the "hotel" costs. However it would have paid everything if I was hospitalised and for a few moments I actually considered feigning some symptoms to get admitted but on reflection for 17,000 I couldn't be bothered and I don't really trust the Thai insurance to pay up 

 

[overherebc]

On 4/1/2022 at 7:56 AM, DFPhuket said:

I would ignore the day 5 ATK in your situation. Not reporting it will have no consequences. If asked one day, just tell the truth - that the doctor said it was unnecessary. 

 

Submitting a positive result on day 5 has a slight chance of "resetting the Covid start clock" somewhere in the Thai Covid bureaucracy. That would create a mess. 

An expensive mess no doubt.