webfact Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Drive-through Covid swap test at a Bangkok hospital. (photo by Veena Thoopkrajae) Bangkok’s hospitals still have enough COVID-19 test supplies, but they have had to suspend testing due to a shortage of hospital beds, according to the Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences, Dr. Suppakit Sirilak. Currently, there are 300,000-400,000 test kits in Thailand, while there are 270 hospitals across the country, both private and government, approved by the Department of Medical Sciences to provide COVID-19 tests. Each hospital has their own stock of test supplies, while the department also holds them, in case of shortage. As for the rumours of a test kit shortage in private hospitals, Dr. Suppakit explained that it may arise from concerns that the hospital beds would fill up. He suggested that those who are not at risk take saliva tests samples instead. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkoks-hospitals-have-sufficient-covid-19-test-kits/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-04-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted April 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Of course they do ???? The days of mandatory hospitalisation are coming to an end as Thailand potentially enters an uncontrolled phase of the outbreak. Edited April 9, 2021 by ukrules 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted April 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, webfact said: Bangkok’s hospitals still have enough COVID-19 test supplies, but they have had to suspend testing due to a shortage of hospital beds Dear God please let that be a false statement. I think Thailand should get a * mark on worldometers of 'stopped testing now due to no beds' 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 Spin it whichever way you want, the result is there are no tests happening in at least a dozen hospitals 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mtls2005 Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: Currently, there are 300,000-400,000 test kits in Thailand If this is the sum total of all test kits in the country, then that should be setting off alarms. I mean the local 7/11 probably has a more robust inventory/re-order system than some disparate network of hospitals. Do these have any shelf-life/expiry requirements? Storage requirements? Half-expecting to find some in the local market - they fell off a truck. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Bangkok’s hospitals still have enough COVID-19 test supplies, but they have had to suspend testing due to a shortage of hospital beds, according to the Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences, Dr. Suppakit Sirilak. Didn't know you had to be in bed to take the test? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Currently, there are 300,000-400,000 test kits in Thailand Gives you some perspective on what Thailand calls mass testing as opposed to some countries where this number of tests is carried out in a day. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said: Spin it whichever way you want, the result is there are no tests happening in at least a dozen hospitals And all the time the head Honcho for Health deafening us all with his silence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 is 1 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 3 hours ago, hotchilli said: Didn't know you had to be in bed to take the test? In LOS you have to! They but all in hospital who even have running nose, then they complain that dont have place in hospital! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 hours ago, 2 is 1 said: In LOS you have to! They but all in hospital who even have running nose, then they complain that dont have place in hospital! It's how they make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 400,000 test kits doesn't sound like a lot for what's about to come. They're not as ready as they seem to think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobU Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Are the tests free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Bkk Brian said: Gives you some perspective on what Thailand calls mass testing as opposed to some countries where this number of tests is carried out in a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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