Rapid Antigen Tests Required for Restaurants in Chonburi

[dinagam]

Go ahead and bury your dickhead in the sand...

[Manforallseasons]

This was posted yesterday on Facebook by a restaurant in the complex it is both in German and English:

[christianpfc]

I have finally come across one restaurant that requires an ATK or vaccination or recovery within less than 3 months, and skipped eating there. Wallflower in Bangkok near Hua Lampong. I have eaten in over 10 restaurants in Bangkok or Pattaya that do not ask for test or vaccination or recovery.

[goji]

Another useful topic descends into farce. What is the point ?

[StevieWonders]

Another useful topic descends into farce. What is the point ?

But goji darling you spent months telling everyone of the delights of ignoring posters who offend your sensitivities. Why the change of policy? Or are you back into Full Bookburner mode, seeking to ban all and sundry?

[goji]

It's for real..

[Kenny]

I'm at a bar in the Jomtien Complex. The bar staff tested me and recorded it. I am good for 3 days.
Not a big deal.
Cost 60 baht.

[DoubleDutch]

It's for real..

That is the rapid testing site at Tree Town on soi Bukhao, next to my favorite kebab stand, it's for people who wish to test, so what? It was there Saturday night and tonight, what's the harm, if people volunteer to test, all Thais btw, let them.

There is more testing staff there in NASA costumes than people being tested. No foreigner is forced to test, nor would anyone in their right mind be willing. No bar, no restaurant has been asking anyone for test today, I 've been out all day. Why are you guys freaking out?

[Blueskytoday]

This getting a test each and everytime you want a restaurant, a bar, a department store is toooo much..taking a test every 3 days...come on..

[goji]

Passing a test is no big deal, whether it is free on Soi Bukhao or costs 60 Baht for patrons of gay bars.

Failing and being sent to quarantine for 14 days and then getting billed for it would be less amusing.

At Tree Town, people had to show ID before being tested. So quietly sneaking off home for a few days after failing won't work, since immigration know where we live. Obviously I didn't get tested, as I just went to check it out on a "dry" night.
The testing people were doing a little trade at 20:50, but weren't exactly busy. 200m down the road, the other free test centre at LK seemed to have no customers when I went past.

How does it work in Jomtien ? Do you need to show ID before the test ?

Also, I don't know what the specificity of their tests are. I just looked at one US paper and they ranged from 92% to 100%. So the lowest quality has almost a 1 in 12 chance of a false positive result. That would be rather high for my liking, if testing every 3 days and a getting a "Go to Jail" card for failing.