Ethical comments on COVID-19

Over decades, the St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute has been conducting research on Ethical and legal aspects of infectious diseases. One of the areas in this study focuses on ethical issue in the planning and management during epidemics and pandemics. This concept becomes extremely relevant in the s...

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Main Author: O. I. Kubar
Format: article
Language:RU
Published: Sankt-Peterburg : NIIÈM imeni Pastera 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/78824487e02b41dd977e0cef85d0be36
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Summary:Over decades, the St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute has been conducting research on Ethical and legal aspects of infectious diseases. One of the areas in this study focuses on ethical issue in the planning and management during epidemics and pandemics. This concept becomes extremely relevant in the situation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, which has determined the urgent need for rapid updates on this issue and analyzing compliance of decisions and actions undertaken to ethical and legal regulations in Russia and abroad. The rational and practical side of following the global ideology of ethical commitment during worldwide threats due to spread of infectious diseases is aimed to facilitate in preventing violated integrity of anti-epidemic measures, formation of social unity and, finally, to ensure stability of human values, which will be discussed in this study.