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- A public health emergency (the condition that requires the governor to declare a state of public health emergency) is defined as "an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition, caused by bio terrorism, epidemic or pandemic disease, or (a) novel and highly fatal infectious agent or biological toxin, that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human facilities or incidents or permanent or long-term disability (WHO/DCD, 2001). The declaration of a state of public health emergency permits the governor to suspend state regulations, change the functions of state agencies. World Health Organization
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- Gov. Kemp extends Georgia’s public health emergency to May 13 - 13WMAZ by
- The court said a previous ruling from a federal judge blocking the ban ignored the state’s ability to restrict rights during a public health emergency. - Dallas News by
- WHO should declare climate change a public health emergency - The BMJ by
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- Ein Internationaler Gesundheitsnotstand (engl.: Public Health Emergency of International Concern) ist "ein außergewöhnliches Ereignis, das aufgrund der internationalen Ausbreitung von Krankheiten ein Risiko für die öffentliche Gesundheit für andere Staaten darstellt und das möglicherweise eine koordinierte internationale Reaktion erfordert". SWR (in Kombination mit engl. Wikipedia) - by mjheinrich
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- Landtag beschließt Gesetz zu "Gesundheitsnotstand" - Bayrischer Rundfunk by mjheinrich
- Frankreich will wegen Coronavirus den Gesundheitsnotstand verlängern - Deutschlandfunk by mjheinrich
- Die WHO ruft einen internationalen Gesundheitsnotstand aus, um die Ausbreitung von Epidemien einzudämmen - wie jetzt bei dem gefährlichen Corona-Virus. Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten - DW by mjheinrich
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- 대규모 질병 발생 중 특히 국제적인 대응이 필요한 것을 의미하며, 세계보건기구(WHO)가 선언한다. 위키피디아 - by Jason Kang
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- 세계보건기구(WHO)는 30일(현지시간) 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증인 '우한(武漢) 폐렴'에 대해 '국제적 공중보건 비상사태(PHEIC⋅Public Health Emergencies of International Concern)'를 선포했다. - 조선일보 by Jason Kang
- 주한미군은 25일 ‘공중 보건 비상사태’(Public Health Emergency)를 선포했다. - 중앙일보 by Jason Kang
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