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A U.S. couple that was charged and fined in Canada for for self-isolation failure can now move about restriction-free. OPP say the couple from Florida was charged in northern Ontario [...]

Air Canada's Chief Medical Officer today issued a letter urging the Canadian government to consider a science-based approach to easing the Quarantine Act restrictions, which have been essentially unchanged since [...]

ENPNewswire-July 16, 2020--Air Canada Proposes Science-Based Approach to Easing Quarantine Act Restrictions (C)2020 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Release date- 15072020 - MONTREAL - Air Canada's Chief Medical Officer today issued a [...]

$1,000 fines were issued to two Minnesota inhabitants after not following with Ontarios Mandatory Quarantine Act, after making stops in the Town of Fort Frances. On June 24, the two [...]

The Nigeria Governor's Forum (NGF) Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) yesterday kicked against the Infectious Disease Control Bill for which the National Assembly held a public [...]

DuringMauritius' Covid-19 lockdown, the government passed tough quarantine legislation that has given the police extensive powers.Officials say the law is necessary to protect the population of the small Indian Ocean [...]

Byline: Zeenat Hansrod During Mauritius' Covid-19 lockdown, the government passed tough quarantine legislation that has given the police extensive powers. Officials say the law is necessary to protect the population [...]

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization assessed COVID-19 as a pandemic. The Canadian government has unveiled aggressive new measures to contain the coronavirus and this has direct impact [...]

Geneva, Switzerland: World Trade Organization has issued the following document: NOTIFICATION Addendum The following communication, received on 28 May 2020, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of [...]

Byline: Touria Prayag This week, Weekly speaks to Tim Taylor, chairman of Scott & Co Ltd, for his views on the new Covid and Quarantine Acts from a private sector [...]

Byline: Femi Falana The Governors are apprehensive, Youths are warming up for a confrontation, some Nigerians, including former lawmakers, are in court; all in a strenuous effort to stop the [...]

Byline: Deji Elumoye, Udora Orizu Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu write that the infectious diseases bill before the National Assembly has generated heated debate among various stakeholders who questioned its [...]

Byline: Queenesther Iroanusi The National Health Emergency Bill, 2020, does not make vaccination compulsory. The sponsor of the bill, Chukwuka Utazi, disclosed this to journalists after plenary on Tuesday. He, [...]

Byline: Balarabe Alkassim And Abdullateef Salau Following the uproar trailing the amendment of the Quarantine Act at the House of Representatives, the Senate will on Tuesday consider its own version [...]

Byline: Queenesther Iroanusi A bill that seeks to replace the Quarantine Act with a Control of Infectious Disease Act quickly passed first and second reading at the House of Representatives [...]

Faced with the uncertainty as to the actual number of people infected with the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the current spike in number of infected persons (particularly in Lagos State) [...]

A Summary of the Lagos State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 1.0 Introduction The Lagos State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 ('the Regulation') was issued to prevent and [...]

The Province is introducing new measures to make sure British Columbians returning home from international destinations have the support they need to self-isolate and keep their communities safe from COVID-19. [...]

Byline: Inibehe Effiong Since the charge against the defendants was brought under a regulation that has not been approved by the House of Assembly as required by law, the entire [...]

Byline: Victor Ogunje Ado-Ekiti -- Twelve persons who violated the provisions of Ekiti State Coronavirus (Prevention of Infection) Regulations,2020 made pursuant to Section 8 of the Quarantine Act, Cap 2, [...]

Byline: Henry Ojelu and Dania Onozure One thing most Nigerians are united on this period is how to curb the spread of the rampaging coronavirus pandemic in the country. While [...]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has signed the Quarantine Regulations made pursuant to Section 8 of the Quarantine Act, the Public Health Law and other legislations, as the [...]

The Government of Canada has announced that effective midnight tonight (12:01 a.m. on March 26, 2020) all travelers to Canada will be subject to a mandatory 14-day isolation period pursuant [...]

Byline: Omololu Ogunmade President Muhammadu Buhari Monday night in Abuja signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 in accordance with Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN [...]

Byline: Davidson Iriekpen Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has requested the federal government to invoke the Quarantine Act, which provides for and regulates the imposition of quarantine and [...]

Byline: John Shiklam The Kaduna state government has imposed curfew throughout the state, following the non-compliance to measures adopted to stop the spread of COVID-19. The deputy governor of the [...]

Event On March 25th the federal government invoked the Quarantine Act to enforce the 14-day isolation period for those returning to Canada from overseas, amid signs that many of them [...]

In the midst of an outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, countries around the world are putting measures in place to prevent and minimize the risks of the virus [...]

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaduna_State) Kaduna State Government has announced curfew throughout the state, following the non-compliance to certain measures that were earlier put in place to stop the spread of (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public) Coronavirus (COVID-19). [...]

Byline: Press Release The Kaduna State Government on Thursday announced additional measures to contain the novel Coronavirus ravaging the world. In a broadcast Thursday, Deputy Governor Hadiza Balarabe announced a [...]

OTTAWA, ON -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced an Emergency Order under the Quarantine Act that [...]

Geneva, Switzerland: World Trade Organization has issued the following document: AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 REPUBLIC OF KOREA The following notification, [...]

Geneva, Switzerland: World Trade Organization has issued the following document: NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.4, 10.4.3 AND 10.6.2 OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION COMMUNICATION FROM THAILAND The following communication, dated [...]

Byline: DANIELLE HAYNES Health officials in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia quarantined a cruise ship with 300 passengers after doctors diagnosed a crew member with measles. Dr. Merlene Fredericks [...]

Geneva, Switzerland: World Trade Organization has issued the following document:NOTIFICATIONAddendumThe following communication, received on 28 January 2019, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Separate Customs [...]

Canberra ACT: Federal Circuit Court of Australia has issued the following decision 23 December 2013: FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Sekhon v Director of Quarantine [2013] FCA 1423 Citation: Sekhon v [...]

Canberra ACT: Federal Circuit Court of Australia has issued the following decision 20 February 2014: FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Serana (WA) Pty Ltd v Mignaccu-Randazzo SM [2014] FCA 120 Citation: [...]

Byline: Zubair Qureshi Islamabad -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed appropriate action in connection with the 350-kg consignment of dates belonging to the Director of Islamic University held [...]

CANBERRA, Australia -- The following information was released by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia: Wonsoek Lee of Changshin International today pleaded guilty of deliberately contravening Australia's [...]

Summary On November 27, 2014 the Australian federal government introduced the Biosecurity Bill 2014 (Cth) (the Bill) into Parliament. The Bill is to replace the Quarantine Act 1908 (Cth) (the [...]

The Director of ISS Import Trading Pty Ltd received a suspended 16 month prison sentence at the Victorian County Court in Melbourne last week for knowingly importing prohibited meat from [...]

CANBERRA, Australia -- The following information was released by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia: The Director of ISS Import Trading Pty Ltd received a suspended 16 [...]

Valletta: Government of Malta has issued the following news release: IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette [...]

Apr 19, 2013 (Office of Senator Bukola Saraki/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- On Wednesday- the 17th of April 2013, the Senate took a motion on the Urgent Sensitization […]