Using public health law to contain the spread of COVID-19
Richard Griffith
Abstract
, Senior Lecturer in Health Law at Swansea University, considers what powers are available to ministers, health and local authorities to minimise the spread of the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPublic healthSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)LawPolitical scienceCoronavirusBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsMedicineVirologyDiseaseNursingInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyOutbreakHealthcare Systems and ChallengesPublic Health Policies and EducationClimate Change and Health Impacts