Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Int J Infect Dis. 2024 Oct;147:107217. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107217. Epub 2024 Aug 22.
The present communication examines the phenomenon of curfew in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic with special attention being laid on the management of the epidemic by Italian health authorities. A literature review and a historical-medical analysis were performed. A historical-medical excursus on the word curfew is offered and a comparison between military and health scenarios is given. Finally, this article stresses how words connected with wartime events should be contextualized when adopted in unmilitary scenarios such as pandemic emergencies and related public health responses.
本通讯研究了宵禁现象与 COVID-19 大流行的关系，特别关注意大利卫生当局对疫情的管理。进行了文献回顾和历史医学分析。提供了关于宵禁一词的历史医学考察，并比较了军事和卫生情况。最后，本文强调了在大流行紧急情况和相关公共卫生应对等非军事情况下采用与战时事件相关的词语时应如何进行背景化。
