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English term

cordon sanitaire

COVID-19 GBK English to Russian Medical Medical (general)
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
(n.) A protective barrier (as of buffer states) against a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence (such as a pandemic). Borrowed from French, it is also referred to as "sanitary cordon" in certain areas.
Example sentences:
But while the waters of the lagoon were a corridor for the passage of an epidemic, they were also a natural cordon sanitaire that facilitated an efficient quarantine system as a bulwark against the disease for the rest of Italy. (TIME)
In addition to a cordon sanitaire, which halted travel into or out of the affected areas, the lockdown prohibited the sixteen million people living inside the so-called zone rosse from any movement that was not required for work, health, or other “necessary” reasons. (The New Yorker)
The first thing is the strong-arm methods introduced by the Chinese on January 23rd, when they introduced cordon sanitaire, which is a wholesale quarantine by cordoning off with soldiers and policemen whole geographical areas and communities. (The New Yorker)
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Discussion

Irina Shevchenko Apr 7, 2020:
Полностью согласна со Светланой. Стандартный термин.
svetlana cosquéric Apr 7, 2020:
а почему не устраивает давно известный "санитарный кордон"?

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санитарный кордон

Definition from Wikipedia:
Санита́рный кордо́н (фр. cordon sanitaire) — обобщающее геополитическое название группы лимитрофных государств, первоначально созданный под эгидой Великобритании и Франции после распада Российской империи вдоль европейских границ Советской России и сдерживавшей проникновение коммунистических идей в страны Запада в 1920-е — 1930-е годы.
Example sentences:
Санитарный кордон В регионы юга России пытаются не пропустить коронавирус (RG RU)
Peer comment(s):

agree Tetiana Tkachenko
29 days
Спасибо!
agree Vladyslav Golovaty
59 days
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