All provinces have been ordered by the top Interior Ministry official to step up measures to combat the Covid-19 spread in the wake of a continued surge of local cases around the country.
Sutthipong Chucharoen, the permanent secretary for interior affairs, directed all provincial governors in an order on Sunday to raise their guard against the coronavirus.
Officials at all levels — from villages up to provinces — must join forces to closely monitor the situation in their provinces, especially those bordering neighbouring countries, he said in the directive. They need to have contingency plans…