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Surin postpones 'endemic status' until after Songkran

People take an RT-PCR test for Covid-19 at a health centre in Surin province. (Photo: Nopparat Kingkaew)

SURIN: The provincial communicable disease committee has postponed its plan to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease, from April 1 until after the Songkran Festival, an official source said.

The decision was made at a committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon chaired by deputy governor Sermsak Seesan with Dr Sinchai Tantiratananon, the provincial public health office chief, and Dr Wuthichai Paenthong, director of Si Narong Hospital, and about 30 other officials in attendance.

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