Subject Guides: Disaster Law: COVID-19 pandemic 2019–present

COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.

For current information on COVID-19 in New Zealand, see the Ministry of Health website.

COVID-19 Legal Scholarship
This bibliography created by the Melbourne Law School Academic Service collates COVID-19 legal literature from around the world.

COVID-19: New Zealand Legislation
Access for UC staff and students. Content includes New Zealand Acts and Legislative Instruments enacted or notified in response to COVID-19.
COVID-19 Legislation
A collection of New Zealand legislation produced in response to COVID-19.

COVID-19 in America: Response, Issues, and Law
Access for UC staff and students
Content in the COVID-19 in America database is grouped into two areas of focus:
1. the current COVID-19 pandemic, with four dedicated subcollections focused on COVID-19's Economic Impact in America, its Health Care Impact in America, its Societal Impact in America, as its wider Global Impact
2. Past Pandemics containing content on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, various influenza outbreaks, and more biological disasters from history.

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