| It stipulates that the state strengthens the construction of joint prevention and control capacity of infectious diseases and animal and plant epidemics at borders and ports, and establishes an international cooperation network for the prevention and control of infectious diseases and animal and plant epidemics to detect and control major emerging infectious diseases and animal and plant epidemics as early as possible.
The law clarifies that the State Council’s health and health, agriculture and rural areas, forestry and grassland, customs, and ecological environment authorities shall establish a network of newly emerging infectious diseases, animal and plant epidemics, entry and exit quarantine, and biotechnology environmental safety monitoring networks, and organize the layout and construction of monitoring sites , Improve the monitoring information reporting system, carry out active monitoring and pathogen detection, and incorporate it into the national biosafety risk monitoring and early warning system.
At the same time, the relevant departments of the State Council, local people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall issue early warnings in a timely manner based on forecasts and responsibilities, and take corresponding prevention and control measures.
The law stipulates that any unit or individual discovering infectious diseases or animal and plant diseases shall promptly report to medical institutions, relevant professional institutions or departments.
"If a report is required in accordance with the law, no unit or individual shall conceal, misreport, postpone the report, or omission, or instruct others to conceal, misrepresent, postpone the report, or hinder others from reporting.
According to this law, the state has established a joint prevention and control mechanism for major newly emerging infectious diseases and animal and plant epidemics.
The outside world believes that the Biosafety Law has summarized the experience and lessons in the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic, made up for shortcomings, plugged loopholes, strengths and weaknesses, and further strengthened the system for the safety of people's lives and health.
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