Amendment to the National Public Health Regulation to incorporate Regulation 2019- nCoV passed. | SMN NEWS

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday, March 18, 2021, The Parliament of Sint Maarten unanimously approved the National ordinance to amend the National Ordinance Public Health incorporating the Regulation 2019- nCoV.

The Public Health Ordinance is in effect as of July 2018 and, amongst other topics, aims to provide a set of measures to protect public health against infectious diseases, in line with the International Health Regulations.

At the end of 2019, a new disease was discovered in Wuhan, China, which ultimately led to the current COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 hit the shores of Sint Maarten in early 2020.

To protect the population of ...

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