15) Epidemic Disease Act, 1987

Question 1

Backdrop of this ?

Answer 1

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Question 2

Stages of severe disease ?

Answer 2

Outbreak (small region) ,
Epidemic (spread rapidly than expected)
Pandemic (spread across the globe)

Question 3

What has WHO called Corona ?

Answer 3

Pandemic (global)

Question 4

Now give details about Epidemic Disease Act ?

Answer 4

1) Routinely enforced across the country for dealing with outbreaks of diseases like swine flue, dengue etc
2) It was introduced by Britishers in 1890’s when Bombay presidency was affected by Plague
3) Empowers State govts to take special measures for containing outbreak and also regarding financial expenses
4) State govt empowered for inspection of persons, segregation
5) Legal protection to implementing officers and penalties for disobeying any regulation by people