Dr Noor Hisham said among the new provisions are Section 14A with regard to isolation of infected individuals or those suspected of infection at quarantine centres or placed under home quarantine.
Also significant is the new Section 22A which allows for an organisation or body to be punished for breach of regulations. Among the significant amendments to Act 342 are Section 10 which makes it mandatory for medical officers to report infections at any premises even in absence of laboratory tests to confirm suspected infections.
However, the proposed law still gives the court discretion with regard to penalties imposed on offenders.
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