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00:55 May 3, 2020
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Government / Politics, Medical: Health Care, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Journalism
English term or phrase: public health emergency
Definition from World Health Organization:
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.

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  • Gov. Kemp extends Georgia’s public health emergency to May 13 13WMAZ
  • 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
  • WHO should declare climate change a public health emergency The BMJ
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5Ārkārtas situācija sabiedrības veselības jomā
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Ārkārtas situācija sabiedrības veselības jomā


Definition from Likumi.lv:
Infekcijas slimību uzliesmojums vai uzliesmojuma drauds ar ievērojamu un grūti kontrolējamu izplatīšanās potenciālu, kā arī notikums vai notikuma drauds ar veselībai kaitīga bioloģiskā, ķīmiskā vai fizikālā faktora iedarbību uz iedzīvotājiem, kad nepieciešama sabiedrības veselības aizsardzības pasākumu veikšana pastiprinātā režīmā un koordinēta iesaistīto institūciju rīcība.

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  • Izmantojot Investīciju iniciatīvu reaģēšanai uz koronavīrusu, kas ļāva mobilizēt kohēzijas politikas ietvaros neizmantotos ES līdzekļus, līdz šim kopš 2020.gada 1.februāra veselības aprūpes sistēmu un darbību atbalstam ES dalībvalstīs un reģionos ir pārdalīti 5,9 miljardi EUR. Turklāt tika paplašināta Eiropas Solidaritātes fonda darbības joma, iekļaujot tajā nozīmīgas ārkārtas situācijas sabiedrības veselības jomā - ec.europa.eu  
Brita Taskane
France
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Latvian
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