PM rallies forces for Covid battle
Governors, troops, police on alert
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all provincial governors to brace for a possible surge in the number of new Covid-19 infections, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Saturday.
In their capacity as chairmen of provincial communicable disease committees, governors must be ready to enforce Covid-19 control measures in a new fight to contain the virus, said Mr Thanakorn.
The PM had also ordered all state-run healthcare facilities to prepare staff for a rise in the number of new…