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The government hopes to be able to present a bill on pandemic law, or at least parts of it, in the Riksdag on January 4, so that it can be debated in the Riksdag on January 8, reports TT.
This would mean that the Riksdag must interrupt their Christmas holidays, which has not happened since 2004 after the tsunami disaster.
The government’s goal is for the law against the pandemic, which is already under consultation, to take effect on January 15.
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Appoint a committee with all parliamentary parties
Through a new temporary pandemic law, the government could, among other things, decide to close businesses, such as stores and gyms, and stop public transportation and flights. The new law may also give the government a chance to step in and limit opening hours regarding how many people can be on a bus or inside a store at the same time.
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During a press conference on Tuesday, Stefan Löfven stressed the importance of expanding the powers of the government in times of crisis.
– The Swedish constitution contains clear opportunities to protect Swedes in war and danger. But when it comes to a previously unknown infection, there may be reasons to review the powers of the government in the event of a crisis, says Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
Löfven says the government will appoint a committee where all parliamentary parties have representation, so that they can jointly review what powers a government may have during a time of crisis.
It will also investigate a new law on elderly care
The government has also appointed Olivia Wigzell, director general of the National Health and Welfare Council, as a special investigator tasked with proposing a new law on care for the elderly.
– Sweden has failed to protect the elderly in the care of the elderly. Elderly care was not equipped to handle a pandemic, says the Prime Minister.
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Social Affairs Minister Lena Hallgren says the researcher will propose provisions for a national plan of care, which does not exist for elderly care. Lena Hallengren says that such a plan may be about the staffing that should be in nursing homes and whether, for example, a requirement for a responsible doctor should be introduced in each home.
– It is a rule rather than an exception that people in nursing homes need care, says the Minister of Social Affairs.
To strengthen care for the elderly, Hallgren also says the government will introduce a bill in the spring to protect the professional title of nursing assistant.
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