Govt considers implementing new law on communicable diseases in 2021

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

The government plans to implement a new law on communicable diseases to empower the disease control committee into new issuing measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 next year, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.

 

He said this move was in response to criticism over the use of emergency decree, adding that Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has checked the new act thoroughly.

 

"We believe that if the situation does not worsen, we will suspend the emergency decree and implement the new act after New Year holidays,” he said.

 

He said it was not necessary to launch additional measures during this time, adding that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has the situation under control.

 

He also said that people who have symptoms can take a free Covid-19 test at hospitals. "The ministry will get reimbursement from the National Health Security Office,” he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400026

 

 

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7 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said this move was in response to criticism over the use of emergency decree,

Ah,just a new name; if it walks like a rich,quacks like a duck...

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

The government plans to implement a new law on communicable diseases

I just can't wait to see what these new laws might be, given A-nut-in here might be involved:

Walking with a cough.

Breathing in an offensive and dangerous manner.

Wearing a face mask of unfashionable design.

Eating non-Thai food.

Stepping on the cracks in the pavement.

 

They're going to 'ban it' aren't they ????

33 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I just can't wait to see what these new laws might be, given A-nut-in here might be involved:

Walking with a cough.

Breathing in an offensive and dangerous manner.

Wearing a face mask of unfashionable design.

Eating non-Thai food.

Stepping on the cracks in the pavement.

You missed the "being with an offensive wife"  ....????

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

adding that Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has checked the new act thoroughly.

 

That puts your mind ease .. not 

1 minute ago, Phuketshrew said:

34 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I just can't wait to see what these new laws might be, given A-nut-in here might be involved:

Walking with a cough.

Breathing in an offensive and dangerous manner.

Wearing a face mask of unfashionable design.

Eating non-Thai food.

Stepping on the cracks in the pavement.

You missed the "being with an offensive wife"  ....

You didn't miss the fact that I adapted it from Not The Nine O'clock News.

Trust that the new law will be designed in a way to curb the spread of what in their dinosaurs' world is the worst virus ever, much worse than Corona: It's called 'democracy'.

how is a law going to fight an infectious disease. What u need is good labs, doctors, scientists, technical staff , nursing staff etc/  

A general law on "communicable diseases'" could be used, and abused, in the future for other diseases. The common cold is technically considered a communicable disease, as are many other illnesses that we don't think of as such. One more step toward totalitarianism.

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The government plans to implement a new law on communicable diseases to empower the disease control committee into new issuing measures to curb the spread of Covid-19

 

 

Sounds like they need a law, you know, to make it legal, to do things that they'd normally need an Emergency Decree to do.

 

I'm surprised they don't already have the "power" and "authority" to do whatver it is this new law will allow?

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, nickstav said:

A general law on "communicable diseases'" could be used, and abused, in the future for other diseases. The common cold is technically considered a communicable disease, as are many other illnesses that we don't think of as such. One more step toward totalitarianism.

????

4 hours ago, nickstav said:

A general law on "communicable diseases'" could be used, and abused, in the future for other diseases. The common cold is technically considered a communicable disease, as are many other illnesses that we don't think of as such. One more step toward totalitarianism.

Imagine if herpes ever got on the 'banned' list. Would kill half of Thai tourism in some way or another !

On 12/22/2020 at 3:13 PM, webfact said:

He also said that people who have symptoms can take a free Covid-19 test at hospitals.

Unless you are a foreigner or migrant?  Or has Thailand suddenly rejected nationalistic xenophobia in the name of public health? 

Prove me wrong.  Where can I get my free test?

7 minutes ago, connda said:

Unless you are a foreigner or migrant?  Or has Thailand suddenly rejected nationalistic xenophobia in the name of public health? 

Prove me wrong.  Where can I get my free test?

It's not the cost of the test to worry about, but the compulsory quarantine in hospital!

Wow another new law. There seems to be another new law passed here every week. Yet enforcing them is another story 

On 12/22/2020 at 3:29 PM, bluesofa said:

I just can't wait to see what these new laws might be, given A-nut-in here might be involved:

Walking with a cough.

Breathing in an offensive and dangerous manner.

Wearing a face mask of unfashionable design.

Eating non-Thai food.

Stepping on the cracks in the pavement.

 

Having a white face.

Is not the filthiest communicable disease corruption? Let's see what you can do about that, greedy boys!