Category: public health emergency

Northern Territory Government Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

March 15, 2022
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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…

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US Renews COVID-19 ‘Public Health Emergency’ Declaration

July 20, 2021
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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…

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The Perils of Declaring Racism a ‘Public Health Emergency’

June 24, 2021
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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…

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

June 8, 2021
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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…

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