Category: public health emergency

Northern Territory Government Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

The Northern Territory (NT) Labor Government is extending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency for an extra 90 days until new legislation, expected to pass in May, provides transitional powers to the Chief Health Officer. This comes as NT COVID-19 case numbers continue to decrease, as do hospitalisations due to the virus. NT Chief Health Officer…


US Renews COVID-19 ‘Public Health Emergency’ Declaration

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency determination for another 90 days. HHS secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement that the extension followed consultation with public health officials and comes “as a result of the continued consequences” of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial determination that…


The Perils of Declaring Racism a ‘Public Health Emergency’

Commentary With COVID-19 apparently on the wane, the technocrats who eagerly seized upon the pandemic to justify hobbling American liberty now advocate declaring racism a “public health emergency.” Such a policy would enable the governing class and our corporate overseers to deploy the same power tools in the fight against racism recently utilized to combat…


NJ Lawmakers, Residents Stand Against Extension of Governor’s Pandemic-Related Executive Powers

New Jersey’s Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law on Friday a bill that would end the public health emergency declared 15 months ago due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic but would also extend some of the governor’s pandemic-related powers until 2022. “This legislation ensures that the Administration has the tools and…