cordon sanitaire

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07:55 Feb 14, 2021
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Journalism
English term or phrase: cordon sanitaire
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
(n.) A protective barrier (as of buffer states) against a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence (such as a pandemic). Borrowed from French, it is also referred to as "sanitary cordon" in certain areas.

Example sentence(s):
  • But while the waters of the lagoon were a corridor for the passage of an epidemic, they were also a natural cordon sanitaire that facilitated an efficient quarantine system as a bulwark against the disease for the rest of Italy. TIME
  • In addition to a cordon sanitaire, which halted travel into or out of the affected areas, the lockdown prohibited the sixteen million people living inside the so-called zone rosse from any movement that was not required for work, health, or other “necessary” reasons. The New Yorker
  • The first thing is the strong-arm methods introduced by the Chinese on January 23rd, when they introduced cordon sanitaire, which is a wholesale quarantine by cordoning off with soldiers and policemen whole geographical areas and communities. The New Yorker
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5防疫封锁线
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防疫封锁线


Definition from reuters:
面对疫情威胁,该国总统瑟利夫(Ellen JohnsonSirleaf)已宣布该国实行紧急措施,包括社区卫生检疫以及设置”防疫封锁线”,防疫封锁线指的是设置路障,防止疫情向城市蔓延,中世纪欧洲爆发”黑死病”时曾广泛采用这种手段。

Example sentence(s):
  • 日前,全市疫情防控正处于关键期,为全面做好城市社区疫情防控工作。连日来,我市 各部门充分调动党员干部、社区干部、工作人员、物业力量,分小组开展设卡、巡逻、隔离 等工作,并安排专人负责对出入小区、村庄、车站、高速路口等一些公共场所人员进行严格 排查、登记、体温测量,切实筑牢防疫封锁线。 - sina  
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