Officials in Chiang Mai on Sunday afternoon reported hundreds of new Covid-19 infections and said they had been forced to cancel some of the planned celebrations of next week’s Thai New Year
The provincial public health office in the city known as the “Rose of the North” said 281 new cases had been detected in the province, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the beginning of this month to 664. Sunday’s figures were not included in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s updates on Sunday and will be reflected in Monday’s nationwide report.
Chiang Mai’s new caseload on Sunday was the highest since the…