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          • cordon sanitaire
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          • (n.) A protective barrier (as of buffer states) against a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence (such as a pandemic). Borrowed from French, it is also referred to as "sanitary cordon" in certain areas. Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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          • But while the waters of the lagoon were a corridor for the passage of an epidemic, they were also a natural cordon sanitaire that facilitated an efficient quarantine system as a bulwark against the disease for the rest of Italy. - TIME by
          • In addition to a cordon sanitaire, which halted travel into or out of the affected areas, the lockdown prohibited the sixteen million people living inside the so-called zone rosse from any movement that was not required for work, health, or other “necessary” reasons. - The New Yorker by
          • The first thing is the strong-arm methods introduced by the Chinese on January 23rd, when they introduced cordon sanitaire, which is a wholesale quarantine by cordoning off with soldiers and policemen whole geographical areas and communities. - The New Yorker by
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          • cordon sanitar
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          • CORDON SANITAR (s) “Ansamblul măsurilor de izolare la care este supusă o localitate sau o țară unde bântuie o boală molipsitoare; (concr.) patrulă sau grup de patrule care asigură această izolare.” Dicționar online - by ION CAPATINA
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          • “Ministerul de Externe a transmis că autorităţile italiene au luat o serie de măsuri pentru a preveni răspândirea infecţiei cu Covid-19. În zonele Lombardia şi Veneto au fost suspendate activităţile serviciilor publice, cu excepţia celor esenţiale, precum şi activitatea şcolilor. Totodată, autorităţile italiene au decis formarea unui CORDON SANITAR în jurul regiunilor afectate, prin interzicerea ieşirilor şi intrărilor cetăţenilor din ceea ce numesc "focarul" italian al epidemiei.” - Radio România Internațional by ION CAPATINA
          • “Ministerul Sănătăţii aminteşte că a suplimentat dozele de vaccin antigripal care este eficient şi pentru combaterea îmbolnăvirii cu virusul A H1N1. Autorităţile au creat un CORDON SANITAR la graniţa cu Ucraina şi continuă să monitorizeze situaţia, după ce în ţara vecină s-au înregistrat mai multe cazuri de gripă, cunoscută şi sub numele de gripă porcină.” - Articol despre gripa H1N1 by ION CAPATINA
          • “ România și Republica Moldova au de ales între aderarea la zona „cordonului sanitar", care ar avea sarcina să creeze tensiuni permanente între Europa și Rusia, și calitatea de "interfață civilizațională", "când tot ce este mai bun este sintetizat într-o viziune tradiționalistă".” - Articol politic despre MD și RO by ION CAPATINA
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          • সুরক্ষা বেষ্টনী।
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          • সংক্রামক রোগে আক্রান্ত এলাকা ও রোগমুক্ত এলাকাকে পৃথককারী রেখা বা বেষ্টনী। এক কথায়, সংক্রামক রোগের প্রার্দুভাব ঠেকাতে মানবসৃষ্ট বেষ্টনী। accessibledictionary.gov.bd - by Basudeb Kumar Paul
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          • ২০২০ সালের ২৩শে জানুয়ারি চীনের উহান প্রদেশ ও পার্শ্ববর্তী দুটি নগরীতে দেশটির সরকার সুরক্ষা বেষ্টনী চালু করার পর ভাইরাসের বিস্তার অনেকাংশে কমে আসে। - www.merriam-webster.com by Basudeb Kumar Paul
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