News Forum - Bangkok opens new Covid-19 testing centre amid surge in infections

[Thaiger]

A new Covid-19 testing centre, capable of conducting up to 1,000 tests a day, will open in Bangkok tomorrow, as the capital grapples with a surge in new cases. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says it will be on the first floor of Car Park Building B at the government complex on Chaeng Watthana Road. According to a Bangkok Post report, the centre will be in operation until January 21 and open on week days only. The centre will use medical-grade antigen test kits, with a result returned within 30 minutes. There are a number of options for people who […]

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[AdvocatusDiaboli]

48 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

A new Covid-19 testing centre, capable of conducting up to 1,000 tests a day, will open in Bangkok

Is it a restaurant, or bar (acting as a restaurant) serving alcoholic drinks whilst you wait ? Will it be in a blue building in a blue zone? 

51 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says it will be 

Because they are certain that Bangkok is going to be worse than all the other orange zones combined … a fact that may make him blue

[palooka]

Now the numbers will increase quickly, but only by 1,000 a day -----  happens when you start looking for something.

But only Monday to Friday -- it's in a govt complex and they don't work weekends. (same with Covid)

[gazmo16]

Wow one whole extra centre for all those  people, the government really are too kind ! 

[gundam0315]

2 hours ago, palooka said:

Now the numbers will increase quickly, but only by 1,000 a day -----  happens when you start looking for something.

But only Monday to Friday -- it's in a govt complex and they don't work weekends. (same with Covid)

covid apparently comes out after 9pm, at bars