Act 342 needs to be amended now, can't wait for next Parliament session, says Health DG

PUTRAJAYA: Amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 will be tabled in Dewan Rakyat this coming Thursday (Dec 16) for a third reading, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

"We need to amend the law as soon as possible to allow for continuity in the regulations that were used under the Emergency Ordinance and have been annulled.