Surin is poised to be the first province to classify the spread of Covid-19 as an endemic. It wants to do so by Friday, three months ahead of the national target, according to local authorities.
Provincial governor Suwongpong Kitipattharapiboon said Surin is ready to be the first to do so as residents have cooperated well in maintaining public health safety under the Public Health Ministry’s Covid-free setting guidelines.
The provincial PR office on Sunday announced on Facebook that Surin is ready to shift the status of Covid-19 to an endemic starting on April 1.
The office also urged people to get booster shots to build their immunity.
Locals are reminded they must maintain public health safety practices so deaths do not increase beyond the 0.5% rate among caseloads.
Meanwhile, the rate of hospitalisation must also not exceed 3% of infections and 70% of…
