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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.

Director of Public Health Promotion Division Chiang Mai Municipality Danai Sarapruek said the province will not ban New Year events due to the economic impact of doing so.

Despite no ban, organisers of all New Year celebrations are required to inform the provincial administration of the activities they are planning to organise, Mr Danai said. The municipality has measures in place to control the virus, he added.

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