Chiang Mai is set to open a new field hospital at Maejo University in San Sai district after the province reported 270 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, driving up the accumulated cases there to 1,461 patients since the new wave began in late March.

Chiang Mai’s Maejo University (MJU) has earned praise as a model educational institute for succeeding in getting all of its motorcycle-riding students to wear safety helmets.