Thailand Quarantine - Getting Covid-19 in Thailand (POSITIVE TEST ON ARRIVAL)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- I tested positive for covid 19 on arrival in Thailand and had to undergo the Thailand quarantine procedure. I thought I was going to prison, but to my surprise, we ended up having the time of our life in a quarantine party hotel. This video documents that experience.
This video starts with my mate Alex and me in our SHA+ hotel waiting to be transferred to our quarantine facility. At first, we thought we were going to a prison field hospital, but after paying around $1,700, they agreed to take us to a hotel. The transport van arrived, and we received a call from the front desk asking us to proceed to the lobby. To our surprise, there was no one to escort us, and we simply just walked to the front, where a van was waiting for us. The driver was wearing full PPE, and although I tried to make some small talk, he wasn't in a conversational mood.
We were greeted by a very nice guy, waiting to check us in when we arrived. Upon check-in, we were informed that there was a fitness center pool access and could even mingle within the community. Alex and I dropped our bags off and headed to join the small group of people sitting at the tables. I also decided to start a group chat with everyone there, which turned out to be a huge success. By the end of our quarantine, we had 80 people in the group chat, and they continue to post group pictures to this day.
To stay sane, Alex and I developed a daily routine. Typically we would start each day with a workout in the fitness center, then head to the pool to hang out with our friends and get a good tan, then we would go back to the room for a couple of hours before meeting up with everyone at the party tables in the reception.
To get alcohol for these parties, we would ask the front desk to go to 7/11 for us and get alcohol. We are not sure if they are allowed to do this, but we tipped them 100baht, and they were happy.
On the last night of quarantine, we finally got the release papers to allow us to leave the facility the next day and file claims with our insurance providers. Unfortunately, they force you to wait until the last day to get these, so you can't leave early. If you are in this same situation, make sure to triple-check all the spelling and wording because Alex'sAlex's name was spelled wrong, and they had the wrong birthday. Eventually, we could get the papers updated about a week later, but it was a massive headache.
Overall my quarantine ended up being a lot better than expected. I will never forget our pool days playing monkey in the middle of our late-night parties in reception. If I had to get, covid I'm glad I got it with such a good community around. If you are in this same situation, ask to go to a resort and not the hospitaal (not the hospital); otherwise, you will regret it.
Nice video I'm you're 900th subscriber
Thank you mate, you're a legend!
Hey dude, great video! Im coming to Thailand very soon and this is handy. May I ask roughly how much does it cost to quarantine if you catch covid?
Yes of course, I should of put that in the video. The price varies based on who you pay through, the cheapest anyone got it for was 24k baht. The most I heard anyone pay was 65k baht, and the average was 35k-55k baht. Very confusing I know, they charged Alex & I 55k baht each. Insurance should reimburse you, but it depends on the policy. I recommend getting the policy the Thai government recommends called AXA
@@KyleSpicklerTravels what did your insurance cover? Did you have the AXA Thai Insurance?
I did not have AXA, but some people in our group chat did. Unfortunately some people have had ease, while others are struggling to get the claim filled. You have to pay for the whole thing up front, then file through your insurance later
5500 baht each for a shared room??? What a scam!
Bingo, I've signed up for AXA because they're covering everything including asymptomatic and this is on the thai pass website so it can't be fake hopefully. If all goes well I'm there for 2 weeks starting March 5th .thx a ton for this great video
Great video... thanks for all the information.
Nice sharing...
Thank you for your support :)
This place look pretty nice so for 10 days quarantine is like 50000 thai baht so roughly 2000$
Yes about 2k CAD for the 10 days
Kyle, why haven’t you created anymore videos?
I am planning to make some more very soon!
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You guys are so positive 😅
In situations like this you have to be, the video also doesn’t show me freaking out the night we got the results hahaha
Hey man, where have you been? Are you ok?
I am glad you have survived the Covid..in grand style.. hehehe
Hahaha yes, and even made some new friends in the process :)
What percentage of people are testing postive on arrival or on day 5 and how do you know that you actually tested positive and it isnt a scamm.
I don’t know specific numbers, but the day 5 test is self administered. I’m pretty sure ours were real since we flew on separate itineraries, so it would of taken a lot for them to force a false positive. I do know that Thailand test are extra sensitive, testing positive for any viral loads under 40.
Hi, my boyfriend just tested positive on his day 1 test and we're in the process of sorting out hospital quarantine and most of the hospitels in Bangkok appear sold out. Is this place part of the community isolation? We've not gone with that option because we don't want to end up in that prison looking place.
I'm not sure, sorry I don't know any information about quarantine locations in Bangkok.
Why do we assume that the virus is the cause of people’s sickness and/or death without any proper investigation, and why do we label people as having an asymptomatic disease when they are not dis-eased in any way?
I definitely think the mandatory quarantine is excessive
So you guy's was negative before flying to thaialnd and once your arrival, your teste result was a positive?
Thailand uses PCR cycles of 35. Other countries around the world only use like 25-30. That means Thailand is amplifying the tests so it even picks up dead virus, or low trace amounts of virus (could be amounts not even enough to be deemed infectious) or even false positives. It's all a big scam to try suck money out of tourists.
Thank u for the informations, I'm so glad your guys ok and I'll double think about it b4 i book my flight on February.
Yes we both tested negative in Turkey using a “PCR”, but had cycle counts of 36 & 26 on arrival. It said any cycle counts under 40 are considered positive, unfortunately there’s no arguing with the Thai government
@@KyleSpicklerTravels "under 40 are considered positive". Holy sh**. That's a high cycle rate limit lol.
Hello my friend, we met in Italy, pompei
Yes we did, great adventure :)
Did the insurance cover it? At least they didn't try to take you to a hospital like they used to.
Some insurance covers it, some does not and unfortunately it’s not clear. Everyone in our group chat has had mixed results, the company AXA recommended by the government is your best bet but some people have even had trouble with them
What happens if you cant afford to pay big money for quaratine?
You would go to that government facility
Are there cheaper options to quarantine in? And does the insurance they require to come there cover any of it?
There might be cheaper options, but from what I heard this was the “cheapest”. Some insurance covers it some doesn’t, unfortunately it’s really vague and you have to read your policies terms. Apparently AXA the one Thailand recommends covers it, but double check your policy before flying
Hear that’s a scam down there to make money for the quarantine hotels.
Yup & there’s no self quarantine
Hey, did you both test positive or just one of you? My patenter and I arrive to Phuket in 5th April but I’m worried if one of us tests positive we will be separated
We both did... We ran into some couples in this situation, and if they threw a big enough fir the government would let them quarantine together.
Anyone know how to you get covid recovery certificate if you tested positive in Thailand? I can use it to fly home instead of getting another PCR test. Canada accept covid recovery certificate
The hospital should of given you one with the paper work when they released you, contact the hospital or facility you spent your quarantine.
how much did this cost ?
I've heard that the price has changed depending on when you paid, but I paid 55k baht
thankyou bro
Hey Guys, how much was it for the 10 Days Isolation?
The cost varied based on who you paid with & the room type. Some people paid as little as 24k baht, others paid 65k for the same basic room
I wont go to Thailand, not too soon.I can be patient and stay home in my country.
Very valid reasoning, it only makes sense for longer trips atm
How do you they didnt lie to you?
There’s no way to be sure, but we’re pretty sure it was legit since our tickets were on separate itineraries
Did they test you at the end or were you released without a final PCR-Test?
They did not test at the end, you were exempt from testing for 90 days
In what town and what is the name of the hospitel? I am willing to pay the price if i test positive, i like the place you stayed in
Craft Resort Phuket
Yes “craft resort & villas”
Biggest scam haha. Everyone looks healthy and the PPE/procedures all look like a joke. And to top it off, overpaying for shitty accommodation.
Yes, and unfortunately there is no arguing with the Thai government
Oh man. I am sorry but if a person only has 14 - 21 days vacation and having to spend the bulk of it there. That is a no go. I could stay at a hotel much better without the 9 hour flight. And cost. You guys had a great attitude but having to quarantine when you are fine is BS. The virus is already rampant there. This does nothing.
Yes there were even some people whose whole vacation was spent there :/
@@KyleSpicklerTravels Nightmare scenario!
@@KyleSpicklerTravels just saw your channel. great videos. new subscriber
Thanks man! I just moved to Australia, and will be making some new videos shortly!
What a scam 🤣
Yup they won’t even let you self quarantine if you’re a local