Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday insisted the government has not yet cancelled the emergency decree, although easing of restrictions will continue.
Prayut's remarks came after Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome urged the government to stop renewing the decree, which has been extended 18 times in two years despite the drop in Covid-19 cases and easing of restrictions.
Prayut said the emergency decree was used to facilitate government efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.
On Sunday, Mr Rangsiman demanded the government lift the special law which he claimed has been used to take legal action against anti-government protesters rather than curbing the spread of the virus.
He said the government had eased several Covid-19 restrictions including allowing people to take off their face masks in open-air spaces, so there was also no need to keep the decree.
Introduced on March 26, 2020 to control the spike in Covid-19 cases, the emergency decree gave the prime minister full control of anti-virus measures as head of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Prayut said the government had several issues still to tackle including the overcrowding problem at immigration checkpoints.
He said that some Covid-19 restrictions would have to be maintained to keep the chances of a resurgence in cases to a minimum.
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said he had instructed City Hall officials to contact the Indian embassy and hold talks on how to attract more tourists from the country.
He said the move came after he learned that Indian tourists were now the country's top arrivals.
