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The government plans to amend the law to improve compliance with wearing a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said on Tuesday.
Speaking on the Stuudios on peaminister radio show, Kallas said: The obligation to wear a mask is already in place, but it could be better monitored. We have discussed that this requires changes to the law to be implemented and the government agrees that this change needs to be made quickly.
She said if the measures in place do not lead to a drop in new cases of coronavirus, new restrictions will be implemented.
SINCE independence in 1957, Malaya/Malaysia has experienced three national Emergencies – Indonesian confrontation (1964), May 13 (1969), and the Covid Emergency declared on Monday. In addition, there have been five localised Emergencies – Sarawak (1966), Kelantan (1977), Batu Sapi, Grik and Bugaya (2020).
Definition: Under Article 150(1), the term “emergency” refers to threats to the security, economic life or public order of the Federation or any part thereof.
In Stephen Kalong Ningkan (1968), it was held that “emergency” includes wars, famines, earthquakes, floods, epidemics and collapse of civil government.
The Covid-19 pandemic clearly qualifies as an Emergency.
However, whether it could have been adequately combated under the National Security Council Act and the Infectious Diseases Control Act is a matter of opinion.