Can a letter of recovery replace the need for Alternative Quarantine or Sandbox when entering Thailand?

Dec 25, 2021
3 years ago
Curtis *******
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I was just thinking;

If you can fly with a letter of recovery and no test. And, you can enter Thailand without a negative test if you have a positive one and a letter of recovery, why would you still meet to do Alternative Quarantine or Sandbox?

Or can you not use a letter of recovery to do AQ and Bluezone?

Cuz if you can, and the test just keep coming back positive (which is why you have the letter) then what?
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The discussion revolves around the requirements for entering Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly focusing on whether travelers can use a letter of recovery instead of undergoing Alternative Quarantine or the Sandbox program. Various comments highlight personal experiences with airlines accepting recovery letters and the implications of positive COVID-19 tests on entry.
Braulio *********
Positive test. No entry into Thailand

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Bryan ********
I’m in exactly the same position. Had Covid 13 December , flying KLM 13 jan uk via ams.
Curtis *******
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Did you find any clarification on this?

I contacted American Airlines and they said that they mostly use Join Sherpa to check the requirements of the destination country and that is what they go by for boarding restrictions.

While I know I have seen posts and comments from a variety of people that said they traveled to Thailand on a Certificate of Recovery and I believe I have even seen people post screenshots to emails they have received from the Thai Consulate etc., strictly speaking, on Join Sherpa it ,makes no mention of any such consideration and simply states that Thailand requires a negative test 72 hour before departure.

I am quite confused about it. I would like to have something official on a Thai government website that I can show the airline in case they say I am not able to board. I am also confused and unsure about what happens once I arrive in BKK for my 7 day AQ.

If I am one of those ppl who is testing positive for long after recovering, and I arrive in BKK with a Certificate of Recovery, what happens if I continue to test positive there?
Bethany *******
I flew in with a certificate of recovery.

I flew with KLM, I had Covid 30 days ago and flew in 3 days ago. My test was negative and they didn’t check when I checked in.

I was scared of the positive test so got the certificate of recovery. I asked Thais if the certificate would stand and the Thai Embassy said it would.

Apparently they can tell from the antibodies whether you are actually still contagious or not.

Luckily it was negative so didn’t have to find out but it could be ok.
Bryan ********
@Beth ********
I’ll need a certificate of recovery as just had COVID and coming 13jan. Do I pay & book recovery certificate online and do consultation by video call ?
Bethany *******
@Bryan *******
I used Mayfield Health Clinic from the U.K.. it was £150 and approved. Got it within an hour of giving my details and it states I am fit to fly
Curtis *******
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@Beth ********
so You entered on test and go then I assume?

So I still wonder… what happens when the test comes back positive?
Bethany *******
@Curtis ********************
yes, test and go. Not completely sure but with the Thai Embassy stating they need a certificate of recovery it surely has to stand for something. I would assume they do an antibody test and retest you a few days in to be sure and let you go? Really not sure!
Curtis *******
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@Beth ********
do you happen to still have handy any communication you have that confirmed a certificate of recovery was acceptable? Or any links to any official government communication or webpage?
Bobby ********
Beth Andrews. Be aware, this is not an official government website, do be wary of any comments
Bobby ********
Which airline will carry you to Thailand without a negative test?
Curtis *******
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@Bobby *******
any. So long as you have a positive one and a letter of recovery
Bobby ********
Curtis N Christine Quinn. I didn't realise that. I thought a condition of boarding was a negative test. It would be risky for an airline to be carrying a passenger who has tested positive, as it may render anyone sitting close to that passenger to automatic quarantine if the passenger tests positive on arrival in Thailand. But I'll stand corrected if that's the case
Curtis *******
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@Bobby *******
frankly, using a RT-PCR test for entry as Thailand is is just dumb and makes zero sense. A rapid antigen test, while a little less reliable, test for active virus and is far better suited to the application
Bobby ********
Curtis N Christine Quinn. Totally agree, I don't know the obsession with the RT-PCR.
Curtis *******
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@Bobby *******
and then guess what happens to that data??? It gets added as an additional positive case. The world has gone mad. It’s not another case. It’s the same kid testing positive two months later because he’s just one off those ppl. Fak, why stop there. Sit him in a chair for 10 days and test him all day every day and we’ll call it 1000 more cases of COVID. 🙄
Bobby ********
Curtis N Christine Quinn. Very good point. It all helps the statisticians massage the figures
Curtis *******
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@Bobby *******
So many people making bank on this… it’s a wonder how it will ever stop. I really don’t know
Curtis *******
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@Bobby *******
well, they don’t miss a single positive that way. But ffs they end up wasting a lot of time and money and flagging a lot of people for no damn reason. As an example, maybe you seen my other post a couple days ago. I’m in a fn quarantine hotel rn because my son tested positive. He hasn’t even a hint of a symptom. And the Houston government, probably subsidized by the fed. is paying for our hotel and all our meals and masks and all kinds of other stuff. Tests etc. for what? He’s got no symptoms. In fact, I am fairly certain he’s testing positive form having had it nearly two months ago. It’s absurd
Curtis *******
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@Bobby *******
all positive means is that you have some SARS Cov-2 virus in your system. You have all kinds of live virus in your system at every moment of every day. In fact, many if not most people whom have never had COVID-19 have been almost certainly infected with SARS Cov-2 to some degree in the past two years. On that same subject, you can developed a natural immunity to SARS Cov-2 and therefore COVID-19 and never know it by just being exposed at low levels enough times. The RT-PCR tests are extremely accurate and sensitive and, unlike a rapid antigen test, can detect even the tiniest amount of virus. So often people who have long since recovered from COVID (the disease caused by SARS Cov-2) can still test positive on a RT-PCR test for SARS Cov-2 virus even over 100+ days after having recovered. Understand that having SARS Cov-2 virus in your system does not mean you have COVID-19. COVID-19 is the disease or sickness caused by SARS Cov-2. So that’s why there are recovery letters. 10-14 days after you’ve tested positive (it depends on jurisdiction) you can see a physician and be assess that you’re symptom free and therefore unable to infect someone, and you can fly.
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