What should I do if my husband tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Thailand despite providing recovery documentation?

@Sara ****

how did this end? Was your husband able to avoid hospital or hotel isolation? My gf is also recently recovered and and wants to visit but is worried about this potential situation. Hope everything turned out well with you 🙏

What help do you think anyone here can genuinely give you?

Hotel manager doesn't determine if you quarantine or not, the hospital does.

What you do not state, are you fully Covid vaccinated ?

Just because you had covid pteviously, does not mean u cannpt get it again and carry it to another country. Stay out if u believe otherwise.

Thailand, Thailand rules

I'm sorry, I am not clear from your post if you are in Thailand already or where you have gotten tested positive. Are you in your Test & Go hotel and got the RT-PCR test result? What is Berkeley? This is the correct procedure:

It is important that you are aware that Thailand's normal policy if you test positive upon arrival is that you are required to be taken into hospital quarantine for 10 days - even if asymptomatic.

As you likely know, it is possible to test positive on a RT-PCR test for several months after recovering from Covid, and Thailand's test sensitivity is higher than that of many countries. There have been multiple incidents of arriving passengers who tested negative pre-departure, and positive upon arrival.

A certificate of recovery does NOT exempt you from needing to take the arrival RT-PCR test.

However, the Thailand Pass FAQs webpage states the following regarding traveling after a previous covid infection:

"Those who have recovered from COVID-19 within 3 months before travelling to Thailand must present a valid COVID-19 recovery form or medical certificate certifying that they have recovered from COVID-19 within 3 months before travelling or are asymptomatic in case their COVID-19 RT-PCR test shows a positive result."

The Samui Command Center in charge of Covid testing for arriving passengers also has confirmed on 23 Dec that you are not transferred to the hospital if tested positive, as long as you have certificate of recovery per the above conditions. You will be released normally after your Test & Go period even with a positive test result, as long as it can be checked that the result is from recovery from having covid. Wether this policy is the same nationwide, I don't know.

If he recently had Covid he can still test positive, even though he isn't. Thai tests are more sensitive apparently. But I'd pay for another re test, because mistakes are made .

Medical covid exemption isn't good enough to come to Thailand (you must test negative pre flight as you say you all did and post flight plus on day 6 or 7).... nothing to do here I'm afraid.

Unfortunately it is the gamble we all have taken to travel at this uncertain time.

The positive test is a very very small portion of the entries but does happen.

Hopefully it is resolved quickly.

A reason not to travel during these costly times.

I can't see any other thing eventuating than your husband going to a hospital tbh. It's so strict here and I haven't heard of the 'medical exemption because covid recovered'. Asking for a second pcr didn't seem to work for a guy's daughter in a similar situation recently either. Good luck to you both...

So you both tested RT-PCR negative before your flight to Thailand and he has tested positive on arrival.

When did he recover from COVID?

Do you have a medical certificate of COVID recovery from your doctor/hospital ?

Did you take a COVID vaccine dose shot during the past 90 days ?

Is he fully vaccinated?

What airline did you fly on to Thailand ?

What health insurance did you buy for the entry into Thailand?

Are you in Bangkok or Phuket?

If in Bangkok...here is an alternative to the high cost hospital quarantine...especially if his insurance will not cover his quarantine costs...

"FYI...as we are seeing reports of persons arriving and testing COVID positive upon results of their arrival RT-PCR test...WITHOUT SYMPTOMS

Or during your stay in Thailand...

I am sharing this as a solution to the high costs of the required hospital quarantine of 10-14 nights ...usually 100,000-150,000 Thai baht and more...

You can request transfer to this hospital....CONTACT THEM FIRST.

Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok at cost of 33,000 Thai baht per person.

11-Day Health Watch—An Alternative Hospital Quarantine (AHQ) Program.

11-DAY HEALTH WATCH—AN ALTERNATIVE HOSPITAL QUARANTINE (AHQ) PROGRAM.

Available through Dec 31, 2021

11-Day Health Watch—An Alternative Hospital Quarantine (AHQ) Program.

Samitivej Hospital offers this service to patients who are monitoring their health for a Covid-19 infection. The service includes personal healthcare specialists providing care in a safe environment, with sterilized rooms that are free from infection and disease and cleaned to the highest standards using a UVC disinfection device.

Applying for the alternative hospital quarantine service

Samitivej Hospitals have been designated by the Ministry of Public Health as alternative hospital quarantine (AHQ) sites for Thais and foreign nationals, both for patients and those accompanying them. The services covers recent arrivals from abroad entering Thailand for the treatment of complex health issues, chronic conditions, and specialist surgical procedures, as well as for medical and wellness tourism, such as cosmetic surgery and fertility treatment. Such patients require close monitoring for a COVID-19 infection and must remain under observation for at least 11 days."

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@Pui ****

here is another one...

Any suggestions ???

When did you have covid?

Sometimes tests throw out wrong results.... Request (demand) a 2nd test for him. Before test spray some colloidal silver from a chemist in his nose.

You need the recovery report not an exemption cert

Help? No option. Do as you are told.

Do you have the doctors certificate that you are recovered? Please ask the manager to view the FAQ on

There is a PDF in the bottom.

You should search for Certificate of Immunity and show the manager the official announcements on such a situation.

A covid comedy of errors.