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What are the quarantine procedures for passengers sitting near someone who tested positive for Covid-19 on a flight to Thailand?

Covid-19 Quarantine Procedures Thai Insurance Health Insurance Travel Safety

Dec 9, 2021

4 years ago

Atte *******

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Anyone here that was on a flight sitting next or near to a person tested positive for Covid19??? Would be interesting to know how your "Quarantine" di go? Hospitalization is mandatory I heard on news. That shoul cost some! Insurance companies do not wan't to pay for that from your arriving flight.

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Passengers sitting next to someone who tested positive for Covid-19 must quarantine but do not necessarily need hospitalization unless they test positive themselves. Thai insurance typically does not cover quarantine costs, which can be significant, while it may cover hospital expenses for those who test positive.

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Mick *********

At the moment the percentage of it happening to you is 0.13%. Very unlikely. Just keep your mask on and social distancing.

4 years ago

Frank ********

For example.

4 years ago

Charles ********

If you site next to someone positive you have to quarantine, not hospital. Most of the major insurance companies, including Thai, will not pay for the quarantine.

Now Thai insurance will pay for an asymptomatic hospital stay if you test positive. The two circumstances of testing positive verse of being near someone is different.

If you test positive, you will go to hospital or "hosptel" which cost around 200k up. If you simply bear someone you would have to quarantine which is about 30k up.

4 years ago

Declan ***********

@Charles *******

- All above is a really good Topic….. It’s a good thing someone broached it - Cheers Atte - 👍

4 years ago

Atte *******

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@Charles *******

I just check how much covid hospitalization cost and that was 10 days max 30k baht in ....... don't know how to spell it but a good hospital in bkk. Not in ventilation though.

4 years ago

James ********

@Atte ******

NEVER seen a hospital bill for 10 days of quarantine at 30,000 Thai baht...lowest I have seen was 66,000 to 150,000++

4 years ago

Atte *******

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@James *******

I'm talking about hospitalization only because sitting near one that is positive on the flight! The link tell 33k.

4 years ago

James ********

@Atte ******

thank you for sharing. I will pass it along to others when asked.

4 years ago

Atte *******

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@James *******

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4 years ago

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Atte *******

Michael ********

Thats why its important to make sure you have insurance that covers that, most Thai insurance does

4 years ago

Atte *******

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@Michael *******

Are you sure??? It's all over news that they do not cover that. Only cover if you later get covid. Not from your flight.

4 years ago

James ********

@Atte ******

not covered if only from flight if seated near covid positive person....but covered IF you test positive for COVID...with and WITHOUT symptoms...by policies sold by

@Arawan ******

4 years ago

Michael ********

@Atte ******

mine did i got mine from arawan namak and made sure i was covered for that. Look through the insurance topics

4 years ago

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Michael ********

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