5-star hotels in Bangkok are being repurposed as hospital rooms for the wealthy as COVID-19 cases in Thailand rise insider@insider.com (Lina Batarags) © Provided by Insider Asia MLADEN ANTONOV / Contributor / Getty Images
At least 23 five-star hotels in Bangkok have been turned into luxury hospitels, per the South China Morning Post.
People who test positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms can pay up to $385 to stay in one of these hotels instead of a public hospital.
COVID-19 cases in Thailand are on the rise, and Bangkok is at the epicenter of the country s latest wave.
At least 23 five-star hotels in Bangkok are being used as extensions of the city s private hospitals as COVID-19 cases rise in Thailand, per the South China Morning Post.
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