The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020…

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The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 amended which of the following Acts?

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The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 amended which of the following Acts?

  1. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1890
  2. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1892
  3. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1895
  4. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 — Correct Answer
Explanation:

The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.

  • This amendment was brought in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect healthcare personnel and their property.
  • It makes acts of violence against healthcare workers a cognizable and non-bailable offense.
  • The original Act of 1897 was enacted during the bubonic plague epidemic in Bombay (now Mumbai).

प्रश्न एवं उत्तर (हिंदी)

महामारी रोग (संशोधन) अध्यादेश, 2020 ने निम्नलिखित में से किस अधिनियम में संशोधन किया?

  1. महामारी रोग अधिनियम, 1890
  2. महामारी रोग अधिनियम, 1892
  3. महामारी रोग अधिनियम, 1895
  4. महामारी रोग अधिनियम, 1897 — सही उत्तर
स्पष्टीकरण:

महामारी रोग (संशोधन) अध्यादेश, 2020 द्वारा पुराने महामारी रोग अधिनियम, 1897 (Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897) में बदलाव किया गया।

  • यह कदम COVID-19 महामारी के दौरान उठाया गया था।
  • इसका मुख्य उद्देश्य डॉक्टरों, नर्सों और अन्य स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों को सुरक्षा प्रदान करना था।
  • इस संशोधन के तहत, स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों पर हमला करना एक गंभीर अपराध (गैर-जमानती) बना दिया गया।
  • मूल कानून 1897 में अंग्रेजों के समय ब्यूबोनिक प्लेग के दौरान बनाया गया था।

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