Legal Issues in Quarantine and Isolation for Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Título

Legal Issues in Quarantine and Isolation for Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Autor

Cheonsoo Kim

Descripción

The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in South Korea in 2015 has drawn public attention regarding the legal regulation of infectious disease control in Korea. This paper discusses the interpretive and legislative concerns regarding the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act, its ordinance and enforcement regulations, as well as public statements from the relevant administrative agency. Future improvements are also proposed.

Fecha

2016

Materia

infectious disease, Mandatory quarantine, Compulsory hospitalization, Home quarantine, Compensation

Identificador

DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.16.009

Fuente

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Editor

Korean Society for Preventive Medicine

Cobertura

Public aspects of medicine, Medicine

Idioma

EN

Archivos

https://socictopen.socict.org/files/to_import/pdfs/article 6.pdf

Colección

Citación

Cheonsoo Kim, “Legal Issues in Quarantine and Isolation for Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases,” SOCICT Open, consulta 29 de marzo de 2024, http://socictopen.socict.org/items/show/13.

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