Paredes E María Cristina, Pesse-Sorensen Karen, Barros Rubio Ximena
Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada, Escuela de Enfermería, Universidad Bernardo O`Higgins, Santiago, Chile.
Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Rev Med Chil. 2020 Oct;148(10):1481-1488. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872020001001481.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the number of cases of COVID-19 multiplied by 13 outside China, with a threefold increase in the number of affected countries. The WHO expressed its concern about the alarming levels of spread and severity of the outbreak, declaring the pandemic. This pandemic context is generating a social pact that seeks to ensure collective protection over individual freedoms. To meet the challenge, Governments must make decisions based on the principles that govern the State- These should consider the differences and particularities of those affected, without diverting attention from collective social protection. The following is a proposal on the ethical principles that should guide a State that makes decisions in public health emergencies.
2020年3月11日，世界卫生组织（WHO）指出，中国境外新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）病例数增长了13倍，受影响国家数量增加了两倍。WHO对疫情惊人的传播速度和严重程度表示关切，并宣布该疫情为大流行病。这种大流行的背景正在催生一种社会契约，旨在确保集体保护高于个人自由。为应对这一挑战，各国政府必须根据治理国家的原则做出决策——这些原则应考虑到受影响者的差异和特殊性，同时不偏离集体社会保护的重点。以下是关于在突发公共卫生事件中做出决策的国家应遵循的伦理原则的提议。
