Covid Insurance in Bangkok
How to Get Covid Insurance in Bangkok?
Covid insurance is covered by expat health insurance policies.
How Many People Have Caught Covid?
254 million people worlwide have contracted Covid-19 and there have been over 5 million deaths (*18th Nov, 2021).
Thailand has had 2 million cases and over 20,000 deaths (*18th Nov, 2021) .
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What is Coronavirus Covid-19?
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.
How Does Coronavirus Spread?
The Covid-19 virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. This is the reason to wear masks and wash your hands regularly.
These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols. You can be infected by breathing in the virus if you are near someone who has COVID-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and then your eyes, nose or mouth. The virus spreads more easily indoors and in crowded settings.
If you sneeze, do not take off your mask.
What is the Covid Delta variant?
Most viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, evolve over time. When a virus replicates or makes copies of itself, it sometimes changes a little bit, which is normal for a virus.
These changes are called “mutations”. Any virus with one or more new mutations can be referred to as a “variant” of the original virus.
The Delta Covid Variant dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring” – Reuters (15/11/2021)
The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus infections globally, fueled by unchecked spread of the novel coronavirus in many parts of the world. So far, vaccines are still able to defend against serious disease and death from Delta, but scientists remain on alert.
The Delta variant, first detected in India in December 2020, remains the most worrisome version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Delta’s “superpower” is its transmissibility, according to Shane Crotty, a virologist at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in San Diego.
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What is the Cost of Covid Insurance?
Covid insurance is included in your expt health insurance policy. Find out covid insurance costs for foreigners by asking for a medical insurance quote.
The Best Health Insurance for Covid & Cancer Cover?
Please note that the cheapest health insurance is not the best health insurance. Cheaper health insurance policies have too low a limit, which means you may not be fully covered for criticial illnesses such as cancer. At an average total of $150,000, cancer treatment costs are more than four times higher than treatment for other common health conditions.
Median MONTHLY cancer treatment costs per patient were $11,755 in the U.S., compared with $8,300 in Germany, approximately $6,950 in Switzerland, and $7,355 in England, after adjusting for currency and inflation.
One course of chemo treatment may last between 3 to 6 months. Typically, one course consists of several on-and-off cycles. One cycle usually lasts 2 to 6 weeks. If you go into remission, more treatments may be necessary.
Cost of Cancer Care Reaches Nearly $150B Nationally
Many cancer patients struggle with out-of-pocket cancer care expenses, with one drug costing nearly $12,000 annually and FDA approved drugs priced over $100,000 a year currently.
Expect these health costs to double every 7 years.
In the US, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will develop cancer in their lifetime. Now, a similar rate has been reported in the UK, with a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer claiming 1 in 2 men and women will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives.
New gene therapy treatment could hit $1M per patient because of additional costs” – USA Today
The therapy, a leukemia drug from Novartis called Kymriah, was approved in August with an eye-popping sticker price of $475,000 for a one-time treatment.”
– USA Today
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How to Get the Best Health Insurance
Please contact one of our experts for a health insurance quote and get the best covid insurance policy possible.
Cigna, Bupa, Axa, William Russell & Allianz all have good covid insurance policies. Contact an expert for the best covid insurance quote.
Concentrate on getting the RIGHT insurance and not just the cheapest or you may run into trouble when you need proper coverage.
Covid Insurance in Thailand
Covid insurance is being sought out in Bangkok, Chon Burr, Chiang Mai, Samut Prakan, Phuket, Nonthaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani Province, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Rayong, Khon Kaen, Songkhla and Surat Thani.
What is Covered by Covid Insurance?
If you already have an expat health insurance policy or are considering getting one, please check out these reminders:
- Emergency medical and evacuation expenses due to illnesses are covered by some policies and not all. The following cases are also excluded
- Disease / illness due to pre-existing conditions
- You contract a disease that could have been prevented by a vaccination which you have failed to acquire and comply as directed, recommended or warned by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the equivalent authority of your travel destination before the commencement of your trip.
- Trip cancellations, postponements, curtailments, and/or alterations due to COVID-19 are not covered since this is already a known event.
While restrictions are now being lifted, it pays to be on the safe side and prepare for unforeseen events that may happen during your trip by obtaining a covid health insurance policy and getting vaccinated.
Where Can I Get Vaccinated in Bangkok?
You can contact the British embassy.
Vaccination Thailand
There have been 86,118,458 vaccine doses administered for COVID-19 in Thailand, currently at rate of about 7.09/second or 612,260 each day.
That is about 123.1 doses per hundred people (~69.95 million). At this rate, Thailand could have 70% of people vaccinated (2 doses) in 19 days (or by Dec 7, 2021). – Covid Vax Live
Where Can Foreigners Get Vaccinated in Thailand?
British Embassy Message on Twitter:
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Foreigners (farang) in Thailand can be vaccinated at a number of hospitals.
You can try Intervac which lists five hospitals for vaccination.
1. Vaccination registration is open to people over 40 years (system operated by Thai MFA)
2.Another hospital for preregistration.
The new vaccine appointment method will be via booking in advance or “pre-registration” with the following hospitals.
As of today, the Pfizer, AstraZenec, and Sinovac vaccines are available. The target groups in the current phase is for:
– People 18 years old and above
– People living with any of the following underlying diseases:
1. Severe Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) 2. Coronary artery disease (CAD) 3. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (5th stage) 4. Cerebrovascular disease 5. Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy 6. Diabetes 7. Obesity (weight > 100 kg or BMI > 35 kg/m²)
– Pregnant women, in which gestational age is 12 weeks or above. Pregnant women must have a medical certificate from the hospital confirming that vaccination is allowed.
Hospitals in which Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Sinovac vaccines can be pre-registered include:
– Vimut Hospital, Bangkok – Pfizer Only
– Samithivej Sriracha Hospital, Chonburi
– Bangkok-Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen
– MedPark Hospital, Bangkok
– Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, Chonburi
Hospitals that do not currently have pre-registration include:
– Bangkok Phuket Hospital, Phuket
– Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok- Synphaet Sri Nagarindra Hospital, Bangkok
– Synphaet Serirak Hospital, Bangkok
– Phyathai 2 Hospital, Bangkok
– Bangrak Vaccination & Health Center, Bangkok
– Bangkok Hospital (Headquarters), Bangkok
– BNH Hospital, Bangkok
– Bangkok Phuket Hospital, Phuket
– Phyathai 3 Hospital, Bangkok
– Bangkok Hospital Huahin, Prachuap Khiri Khan
– Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, Bangkok
Travel Notice for Covid 19 – Foreigners in Thailand
UK in Thailand – Health Insurance
A message for British Nationals in Thailand from the British Embassy Bangkok .
If you have a Consular emergency, please see how you can contact us for urgent assistance at https://www.gov.uk/…/organisations/british-embassy-bangkok .
We have moved from our old location on Wireless Road to AIA Sathorn Tower, 11/1 South Sathorn Road, Sathorn, Bangkok.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Thailand currently has restrictions on accepting incoming passengers.
If you intend to travel to the UK, including UK nationals returning home, you must provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test result taken up to 3 days before departure.
https://www.gov.uk/…/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for…
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More details: https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control.
From 15 February all travellers arriving into the UK will be required to quarantine and undertake two mandatory #COVID19 tests under new tougher measures and enforcement rules being introduced for quarantining passengers..
Guidance on what to do before and after you arrive in England, including staying at home and ordering coronavirus (COVID-19) tests: https://www.gov.uk/…/how-to-quarantine-when-you-arrive….
If you are a British National who needs to return to Thailand, please contact the Royal Thai Embassy at your location. If you’re in the UK, you can send an e-mail to the Thai Embassy in London: 
visa@thaiembassyuk.org.uk .
Check for updates on FCDO Travel Advice for Thailand page https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/ .
Check for updates on restrictions and social measures in Thailand www.tatnews.org/category/Thailand-tourism-updates/https://thailand.prd.go.th/more_news.php?cid=2&filename=index