(วันก่อนให้สัมภาษณ์กับสำนักข่าว บางกอกโพสต์ มาครับ) Assoc Prof Jessada Denduangboripant, a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Science, said self-testing is better than not testing at all or self-monitoring for symptoms because most people are asymptomatic.

However, users must be careful about false positives. Those who test positive should reconfirm their status with an RT-PCR test in hospitals and labs.

Similarly, those who test negative but are at risk of infection must self-test again three or four days later when the level of the virus is higher and can be detected.

"You might test negative but you should assume that you can be positive anytime. Even if you test positive (false-negative result), the process will help screen out those who are actually infected," he said.

Last week, the FDA approved the registration of five antigen test kits for home use. They are currently being sold at around 250 baht per piece.

However, those at high risk should contact local clinics and hospitals for free rapid testing.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) also approved the purchase of over 8.5 million home-test kits at a cost of around one billion baht to be given to Thais and migrant workers next month.

However, the government must take more actions to expand access to self-test kits because though they are less sensitive, they are cheaper and more readily available than RT-PCR tests.

The FDA and the NHSO said they will likely fix the price of the kits at 100 baht apiece to ensure affordability and prices will go down when more supply hits the market.

"Provincial and local administrations should spend their budget on self-testing rather than spraying disinfectants. The mass testing at Talad Thai is a very good model to follow as visitors are screened for free. If the government subsidises this scheme, it will increase accessibility," Jessada said.

Vulnerable groups will benefit from free coronavirus testing. He added that the rate of screening in migrant workers will be increased because companies can now afford tests.

In the past, they offered very limited testing due to high costs, which led to the emergence of clusters of infections.

He stressed that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) must implement self-testing and home isolation plan nationwide because officials are using this method to ease the burden of RT-PCR testing.

The hospitalisation of asymptomatic and mild patients has overstretched the public health system.

"In foreign countries, they are being treated at home. We must get used to home isolation. Moreover, the requirement that providers of RT-PCR tests must admit positive cases should be scrapped," he added.

Those who test positive using self-test kits can contact the NHSO on its hotline 1330 or via its website crmsup.nhso.go.th for home isolation.

Currently, only patients in Bangkok and adjacent provinces are being treated at home and in the community. People in other provinces are being treated in hospitals and field hospitals as usual.

Henri Jayer Echezeaux Grand Cru 1988 is a perfect Echezeaux regardless of how one judges it.

The moment the wine hit my tongue, I picked up flavours of fresh berries cocooned within spices and earthy flavours – very subtle. As my mouth warmed the wine, the earthy berry flavours morphed into leathery aromas, unveiling Henri Jayer’s remarkable signature: a full and sophisticated aged plum flavour. The delicate flavours lingered in the mouth with alluring layers, what a beauty!

Henri Jayer Echezeaux Grand Cru 1988:不管從那一個角度審視，這是一枝稱得上完美的Echezeaux 。一開始， 新鮮莓果的氣味包裏在香料及泥土味中，有點隱晦有點朦朧， 經口腔溫度轉化才「破繭而出」，混合了泥土氣息的莓果味再進階成皮革氣息，接著很快就展現出Jayer顯著風格的陳年梅子味，餘韻飽滿，複雜而精巧，細節透出難以言喻的美妙。

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Dear Fans and Friends,

How R all of U? I hope U R all doing Ok at this difficult period in our lives. Many people are steeped in sadness, anxiety and panic. I realize there is so much negativity and strife happening all around us, as our health and world is in crisis, but it’s times like these.. that we must work harder to find the inner stillness in the midst of the storm to steady our minds and our hearts, so we can carry on, as this is the necessity of life. Sometimes it is needed to accept what it is & take this time to help ourselves and extend a helping hand to others. I know it is hard to see the POSITIVE in this situation, but we are always given 2 choices. If we don’t see the positive, we are left with the negative, and how is negative going to help? It will bring us deeper into misery and leave no room to prosper. Positive thinking, can shine a light to whatever darkness is on the horizon, and give a smile to our faces, for all things will have dark and light. I believe this is where ThinkACTPOSITVE (TAP❣️) can apply in the best way possible❣️ We can take this time to think positively, do something positive, think more deeply, and creatively, in a positive manner.

Although with thought for your health and well-being, I hope you will try to alleviate your fear, find the JOY & LOVE in this moment for someone, or something which U R so blessed with. We sometimes think of all that we lack, yet forget what we so abundantly have in our own hearts & homes❣️ I feel so blessed just to have a beating heart, two hands and legs, a thinking MIND, that we can DO something GOOD with it❣️ We can find the SILVER LINING in every single day❣️ Just realize that you are so “BLESSED”, and there is always going to be night and DAY, dark & LIGHT, rain & SHINE, moon & SUN, clouds & BLUE SKY, YOU AND ME❣️❣️❣️ We all have a CHOICE❣️❣️ Choose to TAP❣️❣️ ThinkACTPOSITVE❣️ EVERYDAY❣️❣️ FIND it in your HEART to BLESS, & LOVE EVERYONE❣️❣️❣️

In our now warm, cocooned homes, we can learn to be creative, clean out and organize our homes to put everything in an organized manner, learn something new, educate ourselves on a new skill which you can use in your future like I’ve been studying about the immune system and how to build a strong one. Research & create simple, interesting dishes at home to eat & have a cooking show with your family. Take up a sport, go out to have a wonderful walk in the colder weather, there are so many walking places in HK, enjoy nature, biking, hiking, listen to music, reading, anything which can keep us calm, serene and keeping yourself healthy if you have the extra time on your hands. It’s important to build a STRONG BODY and mind.. that is one that can get through challenges in life as there will always be ups and downs❣️

I also wanted to share that I recycle my own masks. I don’t know if it is the right way, but it seems very wasteful to use the mask just once. I put a thick tissue or hand towel paper folded into ¼ to put inside the mask so when I only need to throw the paper inside away and can save the mask in a reusable Ziploc bag and keep the mask clean by either using a hot blow dryer to blow dry the inside of the mask, and keeping the mask safely wrapped in a hand paper towel b4 using again. I have been using mine for over 1 week now❣️ I’m not asking everyone to use this method but I also feel we can try to save and recycle otherwise there will be so much more discarded masks and even the hospital does not give out masks anymore and the prices are raised too high outside for normal purchase. I also want to share that white vinegar can also be used as a disinfectant and we use a few parts vinegar and water at home to clean our floors for many years now. It is not known to kill germs, but is a good disinfectant, cleaner, biodegradable and has no smell.

Let’s try to take this time to do whatever we can think of for the HIGHEST & GREATEST GOOD and for ourselves, our family & each other❣️ Take good good care everyone❣️❣️❣️

I’m sharing a recording of a song & the beautiful scenery of the beauty we can always see if we choose to.. Pls excuse the awful jittery camera job I did.. hahaha..

Final note to all: I really hope we can be a UNITED COLLECTIVE of Individual Human beings, who can have the WHOLE HEART and GRACE to PRAY and THANK ALL those Authorities, Professionals, Big and Small, Doctors, Nurses, healthcare workers, volunteers whom leave their families behind in different cities to HELP, whom R working 24 hours a day to sheer exhaustion at the front lines in the hospitals and anywhere else to help save all those whom have been infected and fighting so hard to protect the rest of us, Globally, from being infected as well. Let's also PRAY FOR those whom have fallen sick and struggling thru the quarantines & illness. This is really a wakeup call to be compassionate to ourselves and our FELLOW MAN. No matter what we are living on this Planet together and really have to SO KIND to ourselves and all others by being GOOD to each other❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thank you all for reading and let's PRAY TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD❣️❣️❣️❣️

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE, LOVE ALL THOSE AROUND YOU❣️❣️🙏🙏😇 I HAVE YOU IN MY HEART TOO❣️❣️❣️🙏🙏😇😇

Sally

親愛的粉絲和朋友們，

大家好嗎？我希望大家在這段困難的時間都有照顧好自己。許多人沉浸在悲傷，焦慮和恐慌中。我明白現在很多人周圍可能到處都充斥著消極情緒和衝突，因為我們的健康和世界正在經歷考驗。但也正是在現在這樣的時刻，我們反而更需要努力地在暴風雨中尋找內心的平靜來穩定自己的心緒，從而得以繼續堅持下去，因為這是生活的必要功課。有的時候世事中我們不可避免會有這樣的經歷，這時候更要花點時間幫助自己，並向他人伸出援助之手。我理解在這種情況下很難看到陽光，但無論如何我們總是有兩個選擇。如果我們看不到積極的一面，那剩下就只有消極的一面了，而消極對我們又能有什麼幫助呢？這將使我們更加陷入苦惱，沒有改善和精進的餘地。積極思考，可以照亮地平線上的黑暗，在臉上重新點亮微笑，因為所有事物都會有黑暗和光明的兩面。我相信這樣的時刻正是可以運用ThinkACTPOSITVE（TAP❣️）的地方❣️我們可以花時間去積極思考，做一些正面有益的事情，以積極的方式更深入地，更有創造性地去思考。

我當然很關心大家的健康和福祉，但同時我也希望大家能減輕恐懼，在當下的此刻找到身邊的某人或某事正在帶來的喜悅和愛。有的時候我們想著的都是自己所缺少的一切，卻忘記了在各自的心中和家中其實都充滿著豐盈❣️僅僅擁有一顆跳動的心，兩隻手和兩隻腿，一個能思考的頭腦，我已經感到如此幸運，因為擁有這一切已經足夠我們去做好事，把愛傳出去❣️每天都能找到一線希望❣️人生中總會有夜晚和白天，黑暗與光明，雨和陽光，月亮和太陽，雲和藍天，你與我❣️只要意識到其實我們都是如此幸運，每個人都有選擇❣️選擇TAP❣️ ThinkACTPOSITVE❣️每天❣️❣️在你的心中找到去祝福和愛所有人的動力❣️❣️❣️

在我們如今溫暖舒適的房間裡，我們可以學習去有創造力的度過，打掃衛生並整理房屋，有條理的安置所有物品，學習新東西，自我學習掌握可以在未來用得到的知識和新技能，例如最近我就一直在研究免疫系統以及如何使自己的免疫系統更強大。在家中研究和製作簡單有趣的菜餚，並與家人一起來一場烹飪秀。從事一項運動，在寒冷的天氣中出外散散步。香港有很多適合散步的地方。享受大自然，騎單車，徒步，聽音樂，讀書… 如果你有多餘的時間，任何可以使自己保持冷靜，平靜，健康的事都是好的。擁有強壯的身體和頭腦很重要。這是可以克服生活中挑戰的一種方法，因為人生總會有起起伏伏❣️

我也想分享我是如何重複使用口罩的。我不知道這是不是正確的方法，但是只使用一次口罩就扔掉似乎很浪費。我將厚紙巾或廚房紙巾折疊，¼放入口罩內，這樣用過後我只需要將紙巾丟掉，之後將口罩保存在可重複使用的Ziploc密封袋中，並可以使用熱吹風機吹乾口罩的內部保持清潔，之後將口罩安全地包裹在擦紙巾中直到下次使用。我的口罩已經使用超過1週了❣️我並不是要每個人都使用這種方法，但我也覺得我們可以嘗試節省和回收利用，否則太多的口罩被丟掉，甚至醫院也不再分發口罩了，外面的價格相比於正常價格也提高了很多。我也想分享一下白醋也可以用作消毒劑。我們使用白醋和水加在一起在家中清潔地板已有很多年了。沒有證明說它能殺死細菌，但它是一種很好的消毒劑，清潔劑，可生物降解且沒有氣味。

讓我們嘗試利用這段時間去做我們能想到的，可以為所有人都帶來美好的事—— 為自己，為家人，為彼此❣️大家好好照顧自己❣️❣️❣️

我想分享一首歌曲的錄音，以及只要我們選擇，就可以隨時看到的美麗風景。請原諒我糟糕的攝影作品.. 哈哈哈。

最後還想和大家說：我真的希望我們可以每個人都團結在一起，可以全心全意地祈禱和感謝所有權威，專業人士，醫生們，護士們，全體醫護人員，以及志願者們 —— 他們將自己的家人留在不同的城市而去幫助他人，他們全天24小時工作，在醫院和其他任何地方的前線精疲力盡地努力工作，以挽救所有感染者，並為保護世界上所有的其他人不被感染而持續奮鬥。我們還要為那些因生病而被隔離並在掙扎著和疾病頑強抗爭的人祈禱。這是一個警鐘，提醒我們對自己和同胞抱持同情心。無論如何，我們共同生活在這個星球上，真的必須對自己和他人盡力友好善待❣️❣️❣️❣️ 謝謝大家的閱讀，讓我們一起為更大的美好祈禱❣️❣️❣️

大家情人節快樂，愛你們身邊的人們❣️❣️🙏🙏😇 你們也在我心裡❣️❣️❣️🙏🙏😇😇

Sally

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