Provincial governor Charoenrit Sanguansat said today that Chiang Mai remains on high alert but no lockdown is planned following the recent discovery of new COVID-19 infections.
Mr Sanguansat gave the assurance during an early morning visit to boost morale at a checkpoint on a road between Chiang Mai city and Doi Saket district.
He said that after Chiang Mai registered its 42nd COVID-19 case, a woman who had returned from Myanmar without going through quarantine, health officials began an intense effort to track down people who had been in close contact with her.
They had managed to locate almost all of them, including the three people thought to be at highest risk of infection. They had been brought into the COVID-19 screening and control process, the governor said.
All people travelling to Chiang Mai were now subject to tight screening at COVID-19 checkpoints, especially on roads from Doi Saket and Mae Ai districts.
Mr Sanguansat said no new announcements were pending, with no plan to put Chiang Mai in lockdown at this stage. Many people had asked about this, he added.
However, the city had been placed on high alert. All people were asked to wear face masks and strictly follow health guidelines, he said.
