Coronavirus Precautions/News/Updates for Hua Hin/Prachuap

[thecolonel]

How does it work if you're a foreigner, get covid 19 and you're admitted to HHH

Are they a private hospital as well as a Government one, just cheaper than BKK HH and San Paulo?



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[Big Boy]

Just heard that the governor of Prachuab has stipulated that if you are found outside without a mask you will be fined 20,000 baht. Announced this morning but I can't find anything official.

Anyone have a source?

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Also mentions detention if suspected of being infected and closure of hotels (if guests resident, hotel closes when the last guest checks out).

NB: My translator - it may be wrong, please correct me if you have a better translation,

[sateeb]

Of course I'll go along with the new rule. Once again a massive underlining of 'Masks will protect you'!
It would be encouraging if these announcements showed that the authorities understood the use of masks, which they obviously don't.

Even the medical experts are promoting the use of masks as a prevention from infecting others from someone who doesn't know they are carrying the virus.
In Thailand, you can be miles away in the countryside, riding a bike, or driving your car, and you can be fined.
Where is the emphasis on hand washing and social distancing? That is far more important.

Singapore, even though the population is only around 6 mill, have heavily populated areas, but they 'cracked the case' by hygene and social distancing. They discouraged the use of masks.

Italy and Spain have managed to flatten the curve without the extensive use of masks.

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[Big Boy]

How does it work if you're a foreigner, get covid 19 and you're admitted to HHH

Are they a private hospital as well as a Government one, just cheaper than BKK HH and San Paulo?

Yes, considerably cheaper, and in most cases better equipped. I think much more than a bad cold or a broken bone, the others send you elsewhere.

I've used all 3 in Hua Hin (including operations), and there's only one proper hospital in my opinion.

[joelle]

I've just come across a better translation (Credit: The Precious Hua Hin), which states:


3.2 No kitesurfing, Jetski, Banana Boat, other water sports and group activities on beach.

As it is banned in Hua Hin most of them moved to Springfield Beach which was empty yesterday and packed today
????? So much for respecting distancing and the no crowd gathering!!

[HHTel]

????? So much for respecting distancing and the no crowd gathering!!

Exactly. But they'll be perfectly safe if they put on a mask!

[STEVE G]

Even the medical experts are promoting the use of masks as a prevention from infecting others from someone who doesn't know they are carrying the virus.
In Thailand, you can be miles away in the countryside, riding a bike, or driving your car, and you can be fined.

When I was in Thailand a couple of weeks ago I bought a few of the non-medical cotton masks that are available out there, I got them from a small pharmacy in Mon Mai. I've used them for cycling and they hardly restrict your breathing at all, so they would be good for saving you from a 20,000bt fine!

[HHTel]

Agreed. I was making the point that the emphasis here is placed on masks without any knowledge of their use. Climb a tree in the jungle alone: Wear a mask.

Thanks for that though. I'll have a look for them.

[Big Boy]

I came across this a couple of days ago. I'm no expert, but Varsoy Healthcare seems a reputable organisation. So whilst a cloth mask may save your wallet some pain, it might not save you. Mrs BB has breathing problems, and can't handle anything apart from cloth masks - I haven't shown her this list, although I'm keeping her pretty well isolated at the moment.

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[thecolonel]

How does it work if you're a foreigner, get covid 19 and you're admitted to HHH

Are they a private hospital as well as a Government one, just cheaper than BKK HH and San Paulo?

Yes, considerably cheaper, and in most cases better equipped. I think much more than a bad cold or a broken bone, the others send you elsewhere.

I've used all 3 in Hua Hin (including operations), and there's only one proper hospital in my opinion.

Good to hear BB!

So bottom line is if you get the dreaded lurghy you'll happily let HHH take care of you.

Any ideas on basic cost per night(excl specific treatments of course) of being an inpatient there? Are you familiar with any previous threads on this subject?

That's if one even needs to be hospitalised, for this. I'm feeling that not 'every' case of CV19 will require in patient treatment, some may be sent home to isolate and take meds??



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[Big Boy]

Whilst on the subject of masks, I took my car to the ferry pier and back earlier (didn't get out of car). As masks was high in my thought process, I did a Mk1 eyeball survey while I was driving. My findings were:

- Thais wearing masks - >90%
- Farangs wearing masks - around 50%

[thecolonel]

Whilst on the subject of masks, I took my car to the ferry pier and back earlier (didn't get out of car). As masks was high in my thought process, I did a Mk1 eyeball survey while I was driving. My findings were:

• Thais wearing masks - >90%

• Farangs wearing masks - around 50%

....... Don't leave us in suspenders BB?!

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[GroveHillWanderer]

Like I've changed my mind on the virus, a long time ago, I'm having a different outlook on masks. I still go along with the fact that masks cannot protect yourself, but because there are asymptomatic people in our midst, it's no big deal to wear a mask when around others. To protect them, not to protect yourself.
It still needs to be understood that the main protection is hygiene and social distancing. As one of the experts said that one of the problems of mask wearing is that it gives the wearer a false feeling of security.
That's exactly what's happening here. Wear a mask and you're okay!

My attitude toward mask wearing is pretty much encapsulated in the following extract from a piece published in The Lancet recently:

Evidence that face masks can provide effective protection against respiratory infections in the community is scarce, as acknowledged in recommendations from the UK and Germany. However, face masks are widely used by medical workers as part of droplet precautions when caring for patients with respiratory infections. It would be reasonable to suggest vulnerable individuals avoid crowded areas and use surgical face masks rationally when exposed to high-risk areas. As evidence suggests COVID-19 could be transmitted before symptom onset, community transmission might be reduced if everyone, including people who have been infected but are asymptomatic and contagious, wear face masks.

I see that the CDC has now reversed its previous position and is advising people to start wearing cloth face covers.

[Big Boy]

Whilst on the subject of masks, I took my car to the ferry pier and back earlier (didn't get out of car). As masks was high in my thought process, I did a Mk1 eyeball survey while I was driving. My findings were:

• Thais wearing masks - >90%

• Farangs wearing masks - around 50%

....... Don't leave us in suspenders BB?!

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That was it, sorry.

However, I find it crazy that instruction after instruction is being circulated as .jpg files - I guess to avoid any manipulation. How is your average Farang expected to know the law has changed?

[sateeb]

They will soon find out when the BIB start issuing "special price" on the spot fines as an alternative to spending a few nights in a probably overcrowded holding cell