Illness outbreak
An infectious illness is spreading among students or staff. Most people recover at home. This guide covers how to avoid passing it on, when to get medical help, and what to do about classes.
There is no alert for this at the moment
This is guidance to read before you need it.
Do this now
- If you feel unwell, stay home and away from classes and events.
- Tell your lecturers you are ill, and keep any medical certificate.
- Wash your hands often and cover coughs and sneezes.
- Wear a mask in crowded indoor places, and always if you have symptoms and must be around others.
- Call 1669 if someone has trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion or cannot stay awake.
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If you are ill
- Rest, drink plenty and take paracetamol for fever if you need it.
- Keep away from other people where you live as far as you can, and open windows.
- The TU Virtual Clinic at Tha Prachan is free for students. Call first if you have a fever or cough so staff can prepare.
- Take a test if the university, a doctor or the Ministry of Public Health asks you to, and follow what the result tells you.
When to go back
Unless a doctor or the university gives other instructions for this illness, you can go back to classes once both of these have been true for at least 24 hours.
- Your symptoms are getting better overall.
- You have had no fever without taking fever medicine.
For five days after you go back
- Wear a mask around other people.
- Keep your distance from anyone who is older, pregnant or has a weak immune system.
- Keep washing your hands and let fresh air into shared rooms.
Get help urgently
Call 1669 or go to a hospital emergency department for difficulty breathing, pain or pressure in the chest, confusion, bluish lips, being unable to keep fluids down, or a fever that lasts more than three days. Siriraj Hospital, across the river, is the nearest large hospital.
Classes and exams
- Tell your lecturers before class if you can. Ask the BIR Programme office what to do if you will miss an exam.
- If the faculty moves teaching online, it will announce it by Thammasat email and on its Facebook page.
- International students off sick for a long time should tell the Office of International Affairs, in case it affects a visa.
Contacts
TU Virtual Clinic, Tha Prachan
Weekdays 08:30 to 16:30, closed on public holidays. Ground floor of the Student Activities Centre (Building 21).
Ambulance and medical emergency
24 hours, free
Department of Disease Control hotline
Advice on infectious diseases and outbreaks.
Siriraj Hospital
The nearest large hospital, across the river from Tha Prachan. The line is in Thai only.
Mental health hotline
24 hours, free, mostly in Thai. Talk to someone if what happened is weighing on you.
Faculty of Political Science office
Weekdays 09:00 to 16:00. Email polscitu@tu.ac.th.
BIR Programme office
Weekdays. Email bir@tu.ac.th.
Office of International Affairs (OIA), Thammasat
Visas and help for international students. Email info.inter@tu.ac.th.