What should I do if I contract COVID-19 close to the end of my 30-day visa exemption in Thailand?

Why dome some love the covid drama 🙄 get over it

No one cares anymore. Thais are still wearing their muzzles for the most part, though this is decreasing by the day.

Very simple. 1) get an agent to help you; or 2) Try to ensure your visible symptoms are suppressed by the time you go. A slight cough or occasional sneeze should be fine. Or 3) Just wear a mask, which is what most Thais do anyway. If you're wearing a mask, Thais won't even glance at you because they believe masks hold magical powers.

Given how much you believe in Covid, then you'll find wearing a mask is your best bet.

Some immigration offices even try to force perfectly healthy people to wear a mask to come into the office (notably Chaeng Wattana ) by handing out masks outside. It's a religion.

Are some people still actually giving a fuck about the flu??

😂

A letter from the Dr

Sounds like a BS story so you avoid doing visa runs.

Call the immigration office and ask advice

Go to a hospital talk to the staff, get put in for observation…hospitals like Bumrungrad have an immigration liaison on site to help facilitate extensions etc

Why does immigration need to know you have covid they won't know unless you tell them take spoon full of cement and harden up

Just ring a visa agent up they will complete all the paperwork collect your passport and do it all for you

Hospital letter from doctor stating bedridden inpatient and unable to attend Immigration.

I imagine a power of attorney for someone to act on your behalf?

However I recall immigration down south setting a bit of a precedent recently; by attending hospital to assist Farangs, who had been injured and hospitalised due to a boating accident.

The best to answer this is immigration themselves - each time someone comments you are defensive. Do you have any test to prove you had COVID?

If you do you could try show that to the immigration folks - but the final and only way it will be resolved is you talking to them

You pull your big boy pants up and get down to Immigration unless you're in hospital when you ask the hospital if they can help get your extension. Alternatively, overstay and pay the fine.

There's no more covid restrictions. You're either admitted to a hospital and have the hospital/doctor provide documentation so someone can get an extension for you, or you go to immigration and apply for your extension. You can apply for an extension to visa exempt the day you arrive so there's no reason to wait until the last minute in case something like this comes up.