Peculiarity of Prevention of Sanitary and Epidemiological Rules Violations in Pandemic Conditions

Russian legislation, like the laws of many other countries, has been significantly changed in the context of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic. The changes affected the institution of responsibility for violations of sanitary and epidemiological rules. Art. 236 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, taking into account the changes and additions made in 2020, is an example of a very progressive norm in the analyzed area. This criminal behavior has a significant social danger, in connection with which, at present, special attention is paid to combating the spread of violations of sanitary and epidemiological rules. However, despite the vigorous activity of most public authorities to combat the above criminal behavior, as well as in conditions of a significant decrease in the daily number of cases of coronavirus infection, at present there is still a risk of mass spread of violations that negatively affect the epidemiological situation. Preventive activity, which is aimed at eliminating factors affecting the development of crime in this area, is acquiring special relevance. The purpose of writing a research paper is to identify the features of preventing violations of sanitary and epidemiological rules on the territory of the Russian Federation in a pandemic. The author comes to the conclusion that the current global problem of the spread of coronavirus infection cannot be solved only by the competent authorities or medical institutions, and therefore, it is of paramount importance for the population to clearly understand the existing risks and transform the daily behavior of each person, taking into account the existing sanitary -epidemiological rules. Attention is focused on the need to maintain constant preventive activity in the context of the identified features.

sanitary and epidemiological rules, violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules, epidemiological situation in a pandemic, criminal liability, Russian criminal legislation