• In December 2019, a novel acute respiratory virus called COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) created an epidemic in Wuhan, China and in a few short months grew to an unprecedented incidence of infection and mortality across the globe leading to a pandemic. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Pandemic or Epidemic? (nursingcenter.com)
  • In the pandemic alert period, recommendations include isolation of patients and quarantine of contacts, accompanied by antiviral therapy. (cdc.gov)
  • Before the COVID-19 pandemic, health care in the United States was already grappling with another crisis: the opioid epidemic. (deloitte.com)
  • As leaders continue to seek ways to address the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic bring, they must navigate a complicated web of social, economic, and financial implications and questions related to the crises. (deloitte.com)
  • Health care has already started to respond to the seismic shifts patients and communities are experiencing as a result of the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic, implementing new technology solutions and innovative strategies to deliver care to patients, maintain continuity of operations, and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (deloitte.com)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic taught us new words, like isolation , quarantine and social distancing . (orcabook.com)
  • From the bubonic plague in the 1300s to the 1918 influenza pandemic to more contemporary epidemics like HIV/AIDS, SARS, H1N1, these epidemics teach important lessons. (davidson.edu)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has led many countries to impose quarantines, ensuring that people who may have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus or who return from abroad are isolated for a specific period to prevent the spread of the disease. (elifesciences.org)
  • Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, recently noted that self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has come naturally to some Indigenous groups. (asiapacific.ca)
  • The aim was to inspire local conversations about the global challenge of epidemic and pandemic diseases. (theartnewspaper.com)
  • Alongside major exhibitions in New York, Hong Kong and Berlin, and numerous events and broadcasts, a handful of artists were selected to respond to one city's history of infectious diseases, be it endemic tuberculosis in 19th-century New York, the 1918 influenza pandemic, or the 2003 Sars epidemic in Hong Kong. (theartnewspaper.com)
  • for human use, the epidemic of cholera in from 1817 to 1923 there were 6 pandemic the year 1999 was anticipated. (who.int)
  • Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, public-health experts were concerned about an epidemic of loneliness in the U.S. The coronavirus has exacerbated that problem, with most face-to-face socializing for people still under lockdown orders indefinitely limited to members of their own households. (time.com)
  • Giving information about the application areas and emergence of quarantine, Prof. Dr. Sarıyıldız stated that the places where any of the infectious disease that can lead to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks are the application areas of the quarantine. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • These self-isolation measures have helped keep Indigenous COVID-19 numbers low (approximately 20) compared to national numbers (6,710). (asiapacific.ca)
  • In a letter to 30 million households, Mr Johnson - who was yesterday working in self-isolation in Downing Street after testing positive for the virus - says: 'Things will get worse before they get better. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Among the harms that advocates like Culbert fear most are a spike in overdoses, increased syringe sharing, and a choice between self-isolation and excruciating drug withdrawal. (thenation.com)
  • Board member Jeanette Bowles worries that overdose rates will rise because of fluctuations in the drug market, economic contraction, and self-isolation. (thenation.com)
  • We have gained a certain amount of time due to the announced period of non-working days, quarantine measures, self-isolation rules and other previous decisions. (kremlin.ru)
  • Some of the increases can be attributed to easing of restrictions but there are repeated complaints from many part of the region that efforts to control the virus are hampered by non-compliance from the public, either by failing to observe precautions - holding social gatherings, not wearing face masks, etc - or by flouting the rules for quarantine and self-isolation. (al-bab.com)
  • Various measures have been undertaken by the SADC Member states and these include preparedness and response mechanisms, awareness programs, suspension of inbound and outbound flights, suspension of business and tourism travel, set up of border and in-country testing centres, social distancing, and cancellation of gatherings, adoption of self-isolation and mandatory quarantine for a minimum of fourteen days, and treatment for those that test positive (WHO, 2020). (who.int)
  • Epidemics Act (EpidA) is a federal act of the Swiss Confederation, which aims to protect humans from infections and to prevent and control the outbreak and spread of communicable diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • The purpose of the revised Epidemics Act is the rapid and unbureaucratic coordination of all infrastructures that can contribute to the goal of surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases in humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prevention of the spread of communicable diseases: this includes isolation of the sick, quarantine, and prohibition of moving to areas that are afflicted by an epidemic. (islamonline.net)
  • a) To investigate and control the causes of epidemic and communicable diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • On March 13, 2020, a state of emergency was introduced in the country, which allowed emergency measures to be taken to limit the spread of the disease and protect the healthcare system from collapse, such as: close down of schools and public places, mandatory isolation and quarantine (physical distancing) of infected and contact persons, movement restrictions, "green" corridors for international traffic, etc. (who.int)
  • On 22 March 2020, Parliament adopted the emergency bill to deal with the covid-19 epidemic. (fnak.fr)
  • 2020 in an effort to flatten the epidemic curve. (who.int)
  • With the exception of Comoro and Lesotho, other member states had been affected by the epidemic by the 15th of April 2020 (WHO, 2020). (who.int)
  • Sydney was first visited by the disease in January 1900 leading to the application of intrusive epidemic control measures (disinfection, quarantine, isolation). (cam.ac.uk)
  • unlike karantinahanes, were the places where quarantine waiting people or patients were placed, and chemical disinfection procedures were done. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • In addition to waiting and observing, modern quarantine practices, including disinfection, medical examination, and treatment, were just introduced in the 19th century with the development of medical science. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • Chillag said social distancing measures like school closings or cancellation of mass gatherings, as we can see in the COVID-19 epidemic, can play an important role in public health response, but it is critical that they be grounded in the best available evidence, good governance, transparency, accountability, and solidarity. (davidson.edu)
  • The District of Columbia, New York, and Washington enacted bills increasing access to paid family leave in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. (astho.org)
  • Katoch and Sidhu (2021) predicted the spread and the final size of the COVID-19 epidemic in India using the ARIMA model. (who.int)
  • Are You and Your Jurisdiction Ready for Epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)? (cdc.gov)
  • Preparations made to respond to other public health emergencies, including bioterror events, will generally be applicable to epidemic SARS planning. (cdc.gov)
  • My jurisdiction has a draft or formally adopted epidemic SARS plan. (cdc.gov)
  • My state has an executive SARS epidemic planning committee that oversees the planning process, in cooperation with local health agencies. (cdc.gov)
  • My state has identified the authority responsible for declaration of a public health emergency and for officially activating our plan during a SARS epidemic. (cdc.gov)
  • My jurisdiction has identified key stakeholders responsible for development and implementation of specific components of the SARS epidemic plan, including enforcement of isolation, quarantine, and closure and decontamination of premises. (cdc.gov)
  • China's death toll from the new virus outbreak has topped 900 deaths, surpassing the number of people killed in the SARS epidemic two decades ago. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • The coronavirus epidemic has claimed almost 1,000 lives in China, exceeding the death toll of the severe acute respiratory syndrome -- SARS -- outbreak of 2003. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • The large number of individuals placed into quarantine because of possible severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) exposure has high societal and economic costs. (elifesciences.org)
  • We use empirically determined distributions of incubation period, infectivity, and generation time to quantify how the duration of quarantine affects onward transmission from traced contacts of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases and from returning travellers. (elifesciences.org)
  • Existing data on how SARS-CoV-2 behaves in a population were used to generate a model that would predict how changing quarantine length impacts transmission for both travellers and people who may have been exposed to the virus. (elifesciences.org)
  • Article 3 Duty range for health and quarantine organs on the frontier shall cover those hotels, restaurants and clubs on the frontier and those units that provide food or services for the incoming or outgoing conveyance and those places where quarantine inspection, sanitary monitoring and health supervision on the incoming or outgoing persons, conveyance, containers and goods are carried out. (china.org.cn)
  • President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs'-inspired COVID-19 responses, including the strict 'Enhanced Community Quarantine' throughout the country, have made it difficult for some groups to access hill farms, harvest food in traditional forests, or fish. (asiapacific.ca)
  • Article 2 For the purpose of the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law and these Implementation Rules, the definitions of the following terms are:"Inspection" means that the Frontier Health and Quarantine Organ (hereinafter referred to as the "Health and Quarantine Organ") carries out medical inspection and sanitary inspection. (china.org.cn)
  • During the 15th and 16th centuries, quarantine and sanitary cordons were imposed. (cdc.gov)
  • Prof. Dr. Sarıyıldız stated that the quarantine institutions were responsible for checking the sanitary condition of the ship and its passengers when it docked at a port and for taking the necessary precautions. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • According to the Federal Law of March 30, 1999 No. 52-FZ "On the sanitary and epidemic well-being of the population" (as amended from August 3, 2018) "Sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population- the state of health of the population, the human environment, in which there is no harmful effect of environmental factors on a person and favorable conditions for his life are provided. (slideshare.net)
  • He drew a contrast between the ineffective response to epidemics in Marseille in the past (in 1720, the city was host to the last epidemic of bubonic plague in Europe) and the effective way that the AIDS epidemic was halted more recently-the former with isolation and quarantine, the latter with diagnosis and treatment, which, he believes, is the model for today as well. (city-journal.org)
  • In each case there was a rapid shift from denial and complacency to the imposition of authoritarian measures including cordons sanitaires , quarantine and isolation, forced slum clearances, and a host of restrictions that sometimes contained the epidemic, and sometimes made it worse. (africanarguments.org)
  • The horrific ongoing Asian epidemics, which were killing thousands, and remembrance of the 14th century's Black Death, raised the specter of unimaginable devastation if plague ever reached American shores. (nih.gov)
  • Stimulated by earlier observations that epidemic diseases were transported by ships, the notion of quarantines began being developed in the early 14th century. (cdc.gov)
  • Since the end of the 14th century, quarantine measures have started to be taken in the eastern Mediterranean ports. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • In the 14th century AD, during the siege of Kaffa (now Feodosia, Ukraine) the attacking Mongol force hurled the corpses of those who died of plague into the city to attempt to inflict a plague epidemic upon the enemy. (medscape.com)
  • The causative agent was identified very swiftly during the course of the epidemic, but epidemiological situations have dynamically changed over time: initially, many cases were considered to have been linked to an exposure at a seafood market in Wuhan, but a massive number of cases have started to emerge not only in Wuhan city but across different cities in China and also in other well connected countries. (mdpi.com)
  • An indirect fact confirming this hypothesis is the sudden cessation of the epidemic in its initial center, the city of Wuhan in China. (leokrut.com)
  • Quarantinable Epidemic Victim" means a person who suffers from quarantinable infectious disease or a person who has been proved through primary diagnosis by the Health and Quarantine organ to have caught the quarantinable infectious disease or have become an incubation carrier. (china.org.cn)
  • Taking part in our work today are experts in countering epidemics, leading virologists, infectious disease specialists, as well as heads of research centres. (kremlin.ru)
  • Prof. Dr. Gülden Sarıyıldız made the following explanations: "The quarantine is a health measure taken to prevent the spread of an infectious disease. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • which could have been prevented by mandatory quarantine. (elifesciences.org)
  • New York bill ( S 8091 ) establishes requirements for paid sick leave when employees are subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation. (astho.org)
  • People who are subject to a quarantine order, overnight lockdown order or compulsory testing notice will now be able to claim sick leave too. (hongkongfp.com)
  • People who are subject to a quarantine order, overnight lockdown order or compulsory testing notice are also included. (hongkongfp.com)
  • But he still covers the parks, public restrooms, and drug houses of the South Bronx, Washington Heights, and Lower Manhattan as a volunteer with VOCAL-NY, a grassroots organization that grew out of the AIDS epidemic and is staying open during the lockdown. (thenation.com)
  • Simon Mellor, Deputy Chief Executive at Arts Council England said: "During the isolation of lockdown, millions of us are finding solace in the unique power of the arts to help us make sense of the world around us. (thespace.org)
  • In the meantime, he had to handle two smallpox epidemics in U.S. Army troops returned from Manila, suffer four recurrent episodes of appendicitis (11), and inspect hundreds of arriving Asian immigrants for excludable diseases and deformities, an American practice dating back at least to 1700. (nih.gov)
  • Quarantinable Epidemic Suspect" means a person who has been exposed to the quarantinable epidemic environment and may transmit quarantinable infectious diseases. (china.org.cn)
  • Article 4 All persons, conveyance and containers, as well as articles such as baggage, goods, postal parcels that may transmit quarantinable diseases are subject to quarantine inspection upon entering or exiting the country in accordance with these Rules, and entry and exit shall be allowed to them only after an approval is issued by the health and quarantine office. (china.org.cn)
  • They shared a view of epidemic diseases: the final cause was God's anger over his human subjects' sins, and epidemic disease was His punishment. (cdc.gov)
  • The variety of epidemic diseases and their clinical and epidemiologic manifestations were explained by miasma's ability to evolve into agents with different pathogenic properties, so a mild disease could develop into plague. (cdc.gov)
  • She highlighted the following points: "All three semitic religions accepted the idea of avoidance and isolation of infectious diseases. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • Epidemics - a wide spread of infectious diseases among people, significantly exceeding the incidence rate usually recorded in a given territory. (slideshare.net)
  • • Underobservation is understood as a system of isolation-restrictive and treatment-and-prophylactic measures aimed at preventing the spread of infectious diseases. (slideshare.net)
  • Background: Scientific publications related to epidemic diseases are crucial for controlling and treating such diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) established the 'Notices for Social Distancing' in order to decrease the risk of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) community transmission. (gov.tw)
  • s findings suggest that it may be possible to shorten COVID-19 quarantines if good testing approaches are implemented, leading to better economic, social and individual outcomes. (elifesciences.org)
  • Social distancing measures (soft quarantine) killed the flu in the United States. (leokrut.com)
  • There are multiple, interrelated, and deeply rooted social and economic determinants of the US opioid overdose crisis, none of which are likely to provide a sufficient explanation for the crisis when considered in isolation [ 11 - 17 ]. (plos.org)
  • It's often lumped together with social isolation, but the two concepts are different. (time.com)
  • Social isolation is an objective indicator of how much contact somebody has with other people, whereas loneliness is "the subjective feeling of isolation," says Dr. Carla Perissinotto, a geriatrician at the University of California, San Francisco who studies loneliness. (time.com)
  • Moreover this photographic production came to establish a new field of vision, what we may call "epidemic photography" which continues to inform the way in which we see, depict and imagine epidemics and their social, economic, and political impact in the age of Global Health. (cam.ac.uk)
  • These pieces will be exhibited through broadcast slots across BBC Radio 3 and BBC TV, through podcasts on BBC Sounds, and through the BBC Arts website continuing with the Culture in Quarantine mission to bring the arts to UK homes despite arts venue closures, social distancing, and UK-wide lockdowns. (thespace.org)
  • This series of eight radio pieces/podcasts (12-15 minutes each) explores the experience of withdrawal from social life by choice, both the isolation and the connection, in the realisation of life-affirming outcomes. (thespace.org)
  • Pandemics are inherently social phenomena, and public health measures intended to curtail transmission of COVID-19 (e.g., quarantine and social distancing) have consequences for individuals with anxiety and depression. (mdpi.com)
  • In eastern and southern Africa, the epidemics that arrived with the colonialists in the later 19th century caused social and demographic havoc, destroying some societies almost entirely , and giving rise to prophetic and millenarian cults elsewhere . (africanarguments.org)
  • Isak Niehaus has shown how an appreciation of local values and social systems was essential in dealing with the social consequences of the epidemic, especially care for orphans . (africanarguments.org)
  • We show that user engagement and the app's epidemiological impacts varied according to changing social and epidemic characteristics throughout the app's first year. (cdc.gov)
  • of the disease such as social isolation, extreme quarantine measures, and contact tracing have been used around the world. (bvsalud.org)
  • The world is facing an epidemic of loneliness. (orcabook.com)
  • Experts are rightly concerned about the mental health ramifications of this widespread isolation, especially since there's no agreed-upon tipping point at which acute loneliness transitions into a chronic problem with long-term consequences. (time.com)
  • Evacuees from the center of the coronavirus outbreak in China were quarantined for two weeks at March Air Reserve Base in Southern California. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • Ill persons should remain home when they first become symptomatic, but forced isolation and quarantine are ineffective and impractical. (cdc.gov)
  • Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a bill to allow employers to sack workers who refuse to receive a Covid-19 vaccination without a reasonable excuse, while employees who were ordered to undergo quarantine can now enjoy sick leave. (hongkongfp.com)
  • The outbreak of a typhus epidemic in Zermatt in 1963, with about 400 cases and several deaths, led to a total revision of the Epidemics Act of 1886. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nearly 200 people are ending a two-week quarantine at a Southern California military base where they have been living since flying out of China in the wake of a deadly viral outbreak. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • The Black Death was the first outbreak of the second plague epidemic that occurred repeatedly until 1750 CE. (cdc.gov)
  • ABSTRACT An epidemic of cholera in Iraq was anticipated for the year 1999 and a plan of notification and treatment of cases of diarrhoea was made. (who.int)
  • The peak incidence of cases (June 1999) was earlier than previous epidemics with no cases registered in November/December 1999. (who.int)
  • RÉSUMÉ Une épidémie de choléra en Iraq a été anticipée pour l'année 1999 et un plan a été établi pour la notification et le traitement des cas de diarrhée. (who.int)
  • Le pic d'incidence des cas (juin 1999) est survenu plus tôt que lors des épidémies précédentes, aucun cas n'ayant été enregistré en novembre/décembre 1999. (who.int)
  • Humans was no official announcement of another are the reservoir of the disease, despite iso- epidemic until the year 1999. (who.int)
  • England was severely af- and bacteriological data of all cholera cases fected, allowing John Snow to complete admitted to the 6 hospitals in Baghdad dur- his studies of the relationship of the disease ing the epidemic of 1999 in Iraq. (who.int)
  • This documentary is about the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, chronicling how activist groups taught themselves relevant science to advance research on AIDS treatments. (davidson.edu)
  • At the turn of the millennium, as epidemic disease was recognized as a global security threat , it seemed that HIV/AIDS in Africa might bring entire societies to collapse, causing riots or revolutions. (africanarguments.org)
  • We show that there are quarantine strategies based on a test-and-release protocol that, from an epidemiological viewpoint, perform almost as well as a 10-day quarantine, but with fewer person-days spent in quarantine. (elifesciences.org)
  • Boris Johnson's allies turned on China over the coronavirus crisis yesterday, as Britain's death toll from the epidemic reached four figures. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • The Prime Minister, who now faces Cabinet calls to reverse his decision to let controversial Chinese firm Huawei build large parts of Britain's new 5G telecoms network, today warns that the epidemic is likely to worsen in the coming weeks - but that he expects the British 'spirit' to overcome the crisis. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Logistics personnel and delivery personnel will have a designated location to collect and receive merchandise, preventing frequent access by external personnel jeopardizing the implementation of epidemic preventative measures. (gov.tw)
  • Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Implementation Rules are formulated in accordance with the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law). (china.org.cn)
  • A public health expert, Chillag spent more than a decade at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), serving a two-year stint as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer -or, as they're sometimes known, "Disease Detectives. (davidson.edu)
  • Lastly, Taiwan's epidemic prevention and isolation requirements have been gradually eased. (paulhastings.com)
  • The influx of people across the national borders of Ghana has been of interest and concern in the public health and national security community in recent times due to the low capacity for the prevention and management of epidemics and other public health risks. (bvsalud.org)
  • Experts agree that one of the most promising ways to flatten the curve is through quarantine or isolation, and this is especially important with the senior community. (mgma.com)
  • Washington 's legislation authorizes agency heads to permit employees to receive shared leave if the employee or a household member is isolated or quarantined as a result of suspected or confirmed infection. (astho.org)
  • This was the Fracastoro miasmatic-contagionistic theory of cross-infection and epidemic spread. (cdc.gov)
  • Due to the fact that the induction period of a disease after infection with a new disease is considered up to two weeks, the absence of immediate results of quarantine can be explained by the fact that already a lot of people were infected before its introduction. (leokrut.com)
  • The quarantine application was applied for people whose disease symptoms have not been observed, but they were exposed to the infection agent and the quarantine was carried out for people with the possibility of being sick. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • Both COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic have disrupted health care. (deloitte.com)
  • And I would really like someone to take care to analyze the air (including dust in it) in cities, these are epidemic centers, for the presence of anomalies in the chemical composition on the trace level. (leokrut.com)
  • Hundreds remain under quarantine at other bases in California, Texas and Nebraska, and only one has tested positive for the virus. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • In California, however, quarantine had long become a "states' rights" issue, precipitating recurring dockside and courtroom confrontations. (nih.gov)
  • Wyman's order to "pay no attention to" (79) California quarantine officials put Kinyoun squarely at odds with combative California Governor Henry Tifft Gage (1852-1924), who threatened the MHS and U.S. customs officials with armed force and lawsuits. (nih.gov)
  • Agreements have been obtained with my state's healthcare insurers, Medicaid program, and healthcare product and service providers for cooperation with public health recommendations during an epidemic. (cdc.gov)
  • I have reviewed with legal counsel my jurisdiction's laws and procedures on quarantine, isolation, closing premises and suspending public meetings and know how to implement them to help control an epidemic. (cdc.gov)
  • This in turn originated from the Federal Law of July 2, 1886, concerning measures against epidemics dangerous to the public. (wikipedia.org)
  • This fall, Chillag will teach "The Epidemic Cinema Society: Public Health and Film," a course that uses movies to explore public health. (davidson.edu)
  • There is ongoing public debate about the appropriateness of quarantine and its duration. (elifesciences.org)
  • We examine this complex dilemma by evaluating mental health law, quarantine law, public health ethics, a case from an urban academic medical center's inpatient unit, and literature focused on treatment and isolation protocols during HIV and tuberculosis epidemics. (jaapl.org)
  • Statistical forecast models play a role in predicting future epidemic threats, managing of societal, economic, cultural, and public health matters. (who.int)
  • In defiance of the public health edicts, rich and poor alike often tried to hide their sick in the bosom of the family, rather than relinquish them to the isolation of the hospital. (cdc.gov)
  • No time is more propitious for the emergence of gurus, saviors, cranks, and mavericks than during an epidemic. (city-journal.org)
  • Accordingly, a genuine quarantine was set up in 1377 in the Venetian trading station at Ragusa, present-day Dubrovnick. (cdc.gov)
  • Prof. Dr. Sarıyıldız stated that this measure was also strictly applied to road transport in later periods, adding that the first quarantine points were established in Dubrovnik and Venice in 1377. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • and to make prognostication of the incidence, development and spread of an epidemic disease. (china.org.cn)
  • This institution soon became a model for isolating infected patients and preventing the spread of the epidemics. (cdc.gov)
  • of the spread of the epidemic in order to prevent and limit the cessation of activity of natural and legal persons engaged in economic activity. (fnak.fr)
  • Your conclusions reaffirm that in general we are managing to solve the tasks of the first stage of countering the epidemic, namely, slowing down its spread. (kremlin.ru)
  • As I have already mentioned, we have managed to slow down the spread of the epidemic and readjust the healthcare system. (kremlin.ru)
  • It is possible that many countries such as Italy, England, Germany take quarantine measures to prevent further spread of the virus. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • These areas have been established to prevent the transmission of an epidemic to a city and region or spread from there to other places. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • Needless to say, those measures must be adhered to so as to effectively contain the spread of the epidemic. (thesaigontimes.vn)
  • This paper documents the clinical and bacteriological profile of cholera cases admitted to the 6 hospitals in Baghdad during the epidemic. (who.int)
  • So it was with cholera in 19th century Europe , plague in colonial India , and the 1918-19 influenza epidemic when it ravaged the United States . (africanarguments.org)
  • My jurisdiction's elected officials, appointed officials, and other agency heads know their respective responsibilities in the event of an epidemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Legislation in 1893 had given the MHS authority to work cooperatively with local quarantine officials, an ambiguous situation that most states were happy to accept as long as they received expensive/technically demanding federal quarantine services "for free. (nih.gov)
  • People who have not developed symptoms will have successfully completed their quarantine and will be free to leave the base,'' said Dr. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • We also consider the roles of testing followed by release if negative (test-and-release), reinforced hygiene, adherence, and symptoms in calculating quarantine efficacy. (elifesciences.org)
  • Compulsory home isolation (which automatically followed reporting) prevented neighbors from bringing needed assistance and was replaced by requesting patients to remain at home ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The analysis predicted that shortening quarantines from ten to seven days would result in almost no increased risk of transmission, if paired with PCR testing on day five of isolation (with people testing positive being confined for longer). (elifesciences.org)
  • With the high or increasing case numbers that are observed in many places around the globe, however, more and more people are being placed into quarantine. (elifesciences.org)
  • A couple of months ago, in a Ukrainian magazine, I read the interviews of Ivan (20 yo), Lyudmila (71 yo) and Alex (16 yo) describing how they feel living in 'quarantine' for the rest of their lives and they finished with what they advise other people entering into quarantine. (gofundme.com)
  • There are some people living in isolation their whole life due to their health conditions. (gofundme.com)
  • On-site clinical check-up" means that a person is required to go to the nearest health and quarantine organ or medical treatment unit for diagnosis and check-up within a specific period of time set by the health and quarantine organ or that the person is visited by people either from the health and quarantine organ or from the medical treatment unit for diagnosis and check-up. (china.org.cn)
  • The entry quarantine and the cap on the number of people entering Taiwan was cancelled respectively on 13 October 2022, and 10 December 2022. (paulhastings.com)
  • However, as covered in local media, numerous people have managed to dodge isolation measures for their own convenience, posing huge risks to the community and putting the country's campaign against the highly contagious disease under tenterhooks. (thesaigontimes.vn)
  • There is ongoing debate about the appropriate duration of quarantine, particularly since the fraction of individuals who eventually test positive is perceived as being low. (elifesciences.org)
  • Reducing the duration of quarantines could significantly decrease the costs of COVID-19 to the overall economy and to individuals, so Ashcroft et al. (elifesciences.org)
  • Starting from 14 November 2022, patients are required to stay in quarantine for a reduced duration of five days only. (paulhastings.com)
  • Although inpatient units are highly restrictive and intended for acute psychiatric treatment, at present there are no obvious isolation, quarantine, or housing options for many patients with mental illness infected with COVID-19. (jaapl.org)
  • Adequate laboratory capacity allows the performance of a sufficient number of laboratory tests for rapid detection and isolation of infected persons, and search for contacts. (who.int)
  • Article 5 When a quarantinable epidemic victim is discovered by the health and quarantine organ, measures must be taken promptly in accordance with the rules stipulated in Chapter VIII of these Rules to place him in isolation and prevent other persons from being infected. (china.org.cn)
  • Within a week, South Korea's government declared a national emergency and marshaled all of its resources for a coordinated effort to mass-produce test kits and then trace the contacts of infected persons going back two weeks, so the contacts could be quarantined. (labornotes.org)
  • sanitization of persons who were in the epidemic focus. (slideshare.net)
  • In addition, the MOE will continue amending the content of these guidelines according to the latest development of the epidemic in order to provide a foundation for all schools to follow. (gov.tw)
  • In order to deal with reported, suspected, or confirmed cases on campus, schools shall not only investigate if dormitories have been reserved for overseas students to conduct 'home quarantine', but also arrange dormitories as 'isolation dormitories' and 'reassurance dormitories' in advance. (gov.tw)
  • Tightening up of the preventive measures continuously needs to be adapted in order to eradicate the coronavirus epidemic from the population. (bvsalud.org)
  • In Canada, the medical officer of health for the province of Alberta concluded that forced home isolation of patients, posting signs on houses, and "quarantine" (details unspecified) captured only ≈60% of patients in the community because of diagnostic difficulties involving mild cases and failure to notify cases to authorities. (cdc.gov)
  • Among these challenges, psychiatric units need to consider their role in isolating and quarantining COVID-19 positive patients who are psychiatrically cleared for discharge. (jaapl.org)
  • decided to examine how shorter isolation periods and test-and-release schemes affected transmission. (elifesciences.org)
  • When a quarantinable epidemic suspect is found by the health and quarantine organ, he shall be dealt with in accordance with the rules stipulated in Chapter VIII. (china.org.cn)
  • My jurisdiction's epidemic plan addresses Worker's Compensation and Unemployment Compensation issues related to health care and other workers missing work because of isolation or quarantine. (cdc.gov)
  • As the medical officer noted, "many citizens regarded the placard [sign outside the quarantined person's house] as an injustice, either because they did not believe the diagnosis justified, or because their neighbors were alleged by them to be avoiding quarantine by concealment or evasion… Charges of discrimination were frequently made against the health department" ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • These three bright and sunny souls are forced to be in isolation for their whole life because of their health conditions. (gofundme.com)
  • At 1:00 a.m., November 2, the Macy Street area, which included approximately eight city blocks and which housed approximately 2,500 Mexicans, was placed in quarantine by the City Health Department. (cdc.gov)
  • implement effective anti-epidemic measures, that need to be reviewed regularly with the development of the situation. (who.int)
  • Over the last two weeks, two children became feverish and were taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, where they were placed under isolation -- each accompanied by a parent -- for observation. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • Isolation" means that a person affected by a quarantinable epidemic disease is being detained in a designated place for medical treatment until there is no longer any risk of spreading the disease. (china.org.cn)
  • Prof. Dr. Gülden Sarıyıldız said that a certain area or place was kept under control and observed by a quarantine measure. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • The land quarantines established on land routes were also close to the border lines on trade routes and facilitated the control of merchants and passengers. (istanbul.edu.tr)
  • These epidemic from locations with high transmission intensity variations may be due to the extent and degree of control to suburbs or remote areas. (who.int)
  • Check-up detention" means that a suspect carrier of a quarantinable epidemic disease is being detained in a designated place for diagnosis and check-up. (china.org.cn)
  • Quarantine lowers onward transmission in two ways: first, preventing transmission prior to symptom onset (with the assumption that symptomatic individuals will isolate) and decreasing overall transmission from persistently asymptomatic individuals. (elifesciences.org)
  • Maine passed a bill preventing individuals on quarantine or isolation from being disqualified from receiving benefits as long as they are able to work, are available to work, and maintain contact with their employer. (astho.org)
  • Washington enacted a bill stating that individuals under quarantine or isolation meet unemployment benefits requirements if the individual meets certain performance standards. (astho.org)
  • A New Jersey bill would create a temporary lost wage unemployment program, allowing individuals to claim lost wages due to COVID-19 and requiring employers to pay wages to workers under quarantine. (astho.org)
  • He was unsure whether the federal government would place any more quarantine cases at March. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • Like most experts, Kinyoun and Wyman believed plague cases would eventually arrive at U.S. ports-especially San Francisco, which received heavy ship traffic from Asian cities with ongoing epidemics-and that only vigilant quarantine could keep the plague out. (nih.gov)