Protection of the Right to Life and Health of Medical Staff in Public Health Emergency: Based on the Case of COVID-19 Epidemic

ABSTRACT

With the COVID-19 outbreak, many provinces and municipalities have announced the firstlevel response to public health emergencies. As the backbone of fighting the epidemic, medical staff are faced with many ethical dilemmas, such as the lack of medical protection materials, the high risk of virus infection, discrimination and so on, and their health and life rights and interests have been impacted. Starting with the concept of public health emergencies and the right to life and health, the theory and display basis of the right of life and health were discussed based on the practical guidelines of public health emergencies. Taking the COVID-19 epidemic as an example, this paper proposed measures for ensuring the right to life and health of medical staff in public health emergencies, so as to better cope with the epidemic of COVID-19 and protect the life and health of medical workers. © 2022, Editorial department of Chinese Medical Ethics. All rights reserved.