Disease control officials are collecting swabs from residents in Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai, in a bid to curb Covid-19 on Wednesday. (Photo: Panumet Tanraksa)Chiang Mai province is confident it can curb the spread of Covid-19, insisting that it will stage its New Year countdown celebration. The Director of Public Health Promotion in Chiang Mai said the province will not ban New Year events due to the economic impact of doing so. People from Samut Sakhon, a new hotspot of the virus, must be quarantined for 14 days once they arrive in Chiang Mai. In Bangkok, governor Aswin Kwanmuang has announced measures to prevent and control Covid-19 in Bangkok.

Source: Bangkok Post December 24, 2020 02:26 UTC