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How long does it take to receive COVID test results in Bangkok?
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Nov 27, 2021
4 years ago
Elaine *******
ORIGINAL POSTERHi there well eventually made it to Bangkok and just had my overnight stay in hotel but still waiting on COVID result. Can anyone tell me how long it takes. They said it would be 8am but it's now 10.15am.
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user inquired about the delay in receiving COVID test results after arriving in Bangkok. While the hotel mentioned results would be available by 8 AM, by 10:15 AM, they had not yet received them. Comments included personal experiences of test result times, with some users reporting results received later in the day. There were discussions about the testing process, efficiency in different countries, and implications of potentially testing positive while traveling in Thailand.
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Ron *********
You're probably positive and they are preparing your deportation. Tie sheets together and try to escape.
Jeremy ********
Everywhere else in the world it’s completed in 2-6 hours…Thailand is 3 steps behind
Michael ********
@Jeremy *******
used to do two tests a week in Singapore results used to come through automatically anywhere between 3 and 12 hours.It also depends on lab, i guess the cheaper the package you pay the cheaper the hospital it works with and maybe lab facilities not so organised
Jeremy ********
@Michael *******
I still received mine in 1.5 hours…I’m not sure why anyone has a problem with the efficiency in other countriesMichael ********
@Jeremy *******
it is what it is, look at Bangkok traffic could take an hour and a half to get from Hotel to Lab. If its a cheaper package do they wait till got few tests till sending to lab.Jeremy ********
@Michael *******
maybe they had a lab on site? I have no idea nor do I care but I know this 1.5 hours later I received my results…Michael ********
@Jeremy *******
hotels dont have labs on site. Where did you get your test done ? One test is not much of a benchmark though. I had two tests a week in Singapore over 9 month period and thats an organised country as we know Thailand is not.Jeremy ********
@Michael *******
since you’re so interested ***************************************
Jeremy ********
@Michael *******
at the airport…the 2 labs there have a service of 2 hoursReply to
Jeremy ********
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Stenbjorn *********
@Jeremy *******
RT-PCR. I doubt this short time. How can they accomplish that?Jeremy ********
@Stenbjorn ********
it’s the real world with qualified technicians that do these tests for a living….just because you’ve been stuck in Thailand doesn’t mean the rest of the world has not moved forward with efficiencyStenbjorn *********
@Jeremy *******
I am in Sweden and a professional biochemist....there are plenty of waiting steps in the procedure. On Wednesday I take my own for my return to Thailand. That is guaranted within 20 hours. But as you say, the instruments get more sensitive and the procedures slicker with time. But my own laboratories had plenty of RT-PCR instruments for scientific use.Jeremy ********
@Stenbjorn ********
it should have taken under 3 hoursReply to
Jeremy ********
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Gordon *******
Welcome to Thailand
Jeremy ********
@Gordon ******
I just got my PCR test in Sofia it was completed in 1.5 hoursGordon *******
Yes, very fast.
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Mahmudur **************
Which hospital?
I do Piyavate hospital on 11am and get the result on 3pm same day.
I do Piyavate hospital on 11am and get the result on 3pm same day.
Tony *******
A drop of coke a cola on the strip and hey ho positive test another 10 days a lots of lovely money for the hotel .never trust anyone that has something to gain from a test .never
Peter *******
@Tony ******
wtf you on about ??You test positive you go to hospital how’s the hotel making money out of that ??
Tony *******
They said
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00 tourist before Christmas o yes Santa Claus and his mates come on don't believe anything you read in the Thai media or from guverment officials it's call propperganda .Tony *******
@Peter ******
Official numbers ? What a joke this is Thailand .Tony *******
@Peter ******
Taxi ride inflated test charge for waiting for the results .you don't think they will do it for nothing ? It is Thailand even in the north where I live they try it on.plus as I said the test can be rigged with a drop of coke .Paul ********
@Tony ******
you will not go in a taxi they will send a ambulance to collect you and it’s all going to cost nothing that’s why you have insurance so what you on about ?Tony *******
@Paul *******
unfortunately if you have been in contact but not positive you still have to go through the same itenery and insurance companies have not been paying out for this look at you policy and read the articles .it only covers you for positive results not contact . insurance companies cover themselves and just because you have insurance will not help you in this case .unless you have stated it and paid extra for it.Paul ********
@Tony ******
mine does so if you pay cheap you get cheap coverNeville ********
@Paul *******
do you mind me asking what company you usedPeter *******
@Tony ******
you’ve lost me. I paid 5000 for taxi Bangkok to hotel in Pattaya, covid test and three meals plus 1 night in hotel 🤷Tony *******
@Peter ******
One of the lucky ones I had family come over ended up going back home only came for 3 weeks they were told because my daughter was positive witch by the way was a wrong result as she is a nurse in the UK and was tested each week and when they got back so that why I am very sceptical about letting a test be done you have no control over .plus there are many more stories of the same on the media platforms like I said well done you were lucky many others have not been .enjoy your trip .Stenbjorn *********
@Tony ******
according to the official numbers 99.92% of the arrivals in Test and Go test negative. This does not fit with your statement of "many others". Bad luck for your daughter though.Reply to
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Gordon *******
Arrived Hotel in BKK at 5pm
Test 9pm Results 1pm following day.
Just relax and hope for negative test.
Then your holiday starts
Test 9pm Results 1pm following day.
Just relax and hope for negative test.
Then your holiday starts
Mahmudur **************
@Gordon ******
NiceReply to
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James ********
And when did you arrive at the hotel?
Was the test taken at a hospital enroute to the hotel or at the hotel ?
Was the test taken at a hospital enroute to the hotel or at the hotel ?
Elaine *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@James *******
The test was taken at the hotel I arrived yesterday at 2pm.Elaine *******
ORIGINAL POSTERThanks gosh well past that then.
James ********
@Elaine ******
normal is 12 hours. Some less...some more. Depends on hospital lab work load too.Reply to
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Andy ************
Phone the reception. I was in the same situation as you. I called them and they already had the results but thought I might still be sleeping 🤣🤣
Elaine *******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Andy ***********
Thank you I have phoned reception but they just say there is a problem at the hospital.Jeab ********
Elaine Avril My plane arrived at midnight. I was tested at 1 am. First they told me my result would come back around 10 am. the next day. I called the front office at 10:30. They said there's a delay. My result should be available around 5 pm. Well, at 1 pm. I got a call said that I was free to go. Result came back negative.
Elaine *******
ORIGINAL POSTERThank you
Andy ************
@Elaine ******
I hope you get your results soonReply to
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