Political Climate
The political climate surrounding the novel coronavirus can be described as one of division and disunity in the local, national and global perspective. There have been many issues in the local setup related to the implementation of social distancing measures and vaccination mandates across many states in the US. Therefore, the implementation of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus has been made an important political issue by local leaders and authorities. Although some leaders support the implementation of measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, there has been strong political opposition to various social distancing measures masks and vaccine mandates in many areas across the US (Weible et al., 2020). The political divide between Democrats and Republicans has therefore been evident at the local level as Republicans are more likely to oppose social distancing measures, wearing masks and vaccine mandates, while Democrats are more likely to support such measures as being essential to the control of the novel coronavirus. Republicans believe that liberty and freedom are more important than the enactment of different restrictive rules to control the spread of a virus or disease (Weible et al., 2020). On the other hand, at the national level, the political climate surrounding the novel coronavirus has been similar to that of local levels. When the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the significant political split between Democrats and Republicans was evident. Then President Trump ignored guidelines to impose lockdowns and other social distancing measures to curb the spread of covid-19 while Democrats supported such measures. Therefore, President Trump, a Republican, was more focused on the impact of the novel coronavirus and the suggested lockdown and social distancing measures on the economy as opposed to the negative health impacts of the virus (Weible et al., 2020). Finally, on the global stage, the political climate has had an effect on the response to the novel coronavirus. In an ideal state, a strong global initiative and cooperation will be needed to trace and detect cases of a given disease and provide funding for non-profit research for cures and vaccines. Strong global initiatives are also required to balance between important trade and travel restrictions. However, with the onset of the novel coronavirus, global initiatives have been significantly discredited by different political agendas which have been opposing the concept of globalization. The role of global institutions such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations have therefore become diminished in the recent past, making it hard for them to coordinate a response to novel coronavirus (Weible et al., 2020).
Legal Implications
The legal implications of the novel coronavirus have mainly related to the lawfulness of quarantine powers of different state governments. For instance, in the state of Alabama, the Monza v. Ivey Case was filed on August 11, 2020. The case involved an individual citizen challenging the Alabama governor Kay Ivey’s authority to issue mask mandates that would help curb the spread of covid-19. The plaintiff argued that the mask mandates that the Alabama governor issued were in violation of the Alabama administrate procedure act and were therefore illegal. However, the Montgomery County circuit court judge dismissed the lawsuit and allowed the mask mandate to continue in Alabama (Gostin & Hodge, 2020).
Policy
The local policies have been impacted by the local national and global policies that have been impacted by the novel coronavirus or policies related to vaccination and testing. Before the onset of the novel coronavirus, individuals could visit any place locally, nationally, or globally without being tested for the novel coronavirus or having vaccination certificates. In sharp contrast, since the onset of the novel coronavirus, individuals are required to produce the latest test results for the covid-19 or vaccination certificate before being allowed to move freely in local, national, and global areas. The travel restrictions that have been enacted locally, nationally, and internationally as a result of the Covenant in pandemic have therefore resulted in significant disruption to the day-to-day lives of individuals (Weible et al., 2020).
Interprofessional Healthcare
The interprofessional healthcare team has been significantly affected by the novel coronavirus as a result of the changes in specific roles and responsibilities. Due to the high number of cases of the novel coronavirus that were witnessed in 2020, most healthcare facilities were overwhelmed with patients. This made healthcare facilities need more physicians and nurses. Most healthcare facilities assign
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