Eight provinces, including Bangkok, are still under surveillance for new Covid-19 infections and deaths associated with the virus, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Sunday.
The sentinel surveillance programme is being conducted in Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Chiang Mai, Tak, Udon Thani, Sa Kaeo, Songkhla, and Chon Buri, said Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, deputy director-general of the DDC.
These provinces need special surveillance even after Covid-19 has already been downgraded to a communicable disease under monitoring because they are in border areas or are considered a tourist district, he said.
