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Declaration of Emergency for Covid-19 (Governor of State of Nevada)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Nevada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Public health Hazards Risk assessment/management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This executive order declares an emergency due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and directs all state agencies to supplement the efforts of all impacted and threatened counties to save lives, protect property, and protect the health and safety of persons in this state. It further provides that law enforcement, including the Nevada Attorney General, will diligently ensure that persons or corporations act and perform in a lawful manner which ensures the safety, health, comfort, or repose of any considerable number of the public, do not offend public decency, or in any way renders a considerable number of persons insecure in life or the use of property.

Full text
English
Website
gov.nv.gov

References - Legislation

Implements

Emergency Management (Nevada Revised Statutes: Title 36 — Military Affairs and Civil Emergencies; Chapter 414)

Legislation | United States of America | 2020

Keyword: Hazards, Governance, Early warning system, Risk assessment/management, Public health, Institution, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX