Gesundheitsamt
public health office; local health authority
noun ge-ZONT-hyts-amt Rare
Usage Note
Gesundheitsamt is the local authority responsible for public health surveillance, infectious disease control, hygiene inspections, and school and child health services. It became widely known during the Covid-19 pandemic as the body conducting contact tracing and imposing quarantine orders.
Examples
"Das Gesundheitsamt ordnete eine zehntägige Quarantäne für die Kontaktpersonen an."
Natural Translation
The public health office ordered a ten-day quarantine for the contact persons.
Literal Translation
The health-office ordered a ten-day quarantine for the contact-persons.
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