Table 1 List of selected public health interventions linked to WHO pre-pandemic and pandemic phases
Pre-pandemic stage (Phases 4 and 5) | Pandemic stage (Phase 6) |
|---|---|
Screening and medical examination | Obligation to provide healthcare |
Isolation and quarantine | Prioritisation of healthcare |
Compensation | Personal protective equipment |
Vaccination and prophylaxis | Distancing measures |
Treatment and decontamination | Closures, isolation and evacuation of facilities |
Restrictions of contacts | Restrictions of movements |
Compulsory measures (within the country and in relation to persons in transit) | Vaccines |
Criminal offences | Requisition of persons, premises and goods |
Obligation to provide healthcare to persons in transit | Other staff issues |
Obligation of conveyance operators and airport authorities | Burial of deceased persons |
Border closure | Prisons |
Repatriation | Communication |