Sentence examples for quarantine power from inspiring English sources

And I'm glad the country is debating the proper scope (and limits) of government quarantine power prior to another possible outbreak in the US.

On the basis of a long and successful history of collaboration with the states during public health emergencies, CDC is likely to invoke federal quarantine power only rarely, such as at ports of entry or other time-sensitive situations.

During the SARS outbreak, for example, some states relied on their own legal authorities to control the movement of persons, so it was not necessary for CDC to invoke federal quarantine power to compel the isolation or quarantine of a person within a state.

Although Mr. Thompson has quarantine powers under existing, albeit antiquated, public health laws, they do not explicitly cite SARS, and Mr. Bush decided it would be "prudent planning" to issue an order making the authority clear, an administration official said.

That same year, the C.D.C. proposed an update to federal quarantine powers, which would have required ships and airlines to submit passenger and crew lists to the agency upon request, and would have made due-process provisions for people subjected to involuntary quarantine.

This provided U.S. federal health officials with quarantine powers comparable to those in other countries affected by SARS.

CDC has generally deferred to state and local health authorities in the primary use of their own separate "police power" quarantine authorities to restrict the movement of persons within their boundaries.

"Who has the power to quarantine Manhattan, for instance," Dr. Gomory said.

In Washington, President Bush issued an executive order giving the health and human services secretary, Tommy G. Thompson, the power to quarantine people exposed to the disease.

On Apr. 2 President Bush helped clear the way by signing an order granting health officials the power to quarantine patients with SARS, adding it to a list of killers such as smallpox, cholera and Ebola.

For the first time in its history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a travel warning urging people to avoid the worst-hit areas, like southern China and Hong Kong, and President George W. Bush has approved an executive order giving U.S. health officials the power to quarantine people suspected of having the disease.