Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot60910.32687/0869-866X-2021-29-s1-713-719Научная статьяPRACTICAL AND FUNCTIONAL RESEARCH OF THE INTERACTION OF LEVELS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY IN FEDERAL STATES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTION (COVID-19) PANDEMIC: ASSESSMENTS AND PROSPECTSSarmanaevS. H.ssarm@bk.ruGololobovaT. V.-SuranovaT. G.-SuvorovG. N.-ZeninS. S.-Federal Research and Clinical Center of the Federal Medical-Biological AgencyScientific Research Disinfectology Institute of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human WelfareKutafin Moscow State Law University1506202129S171371905082021Copyright © 2021,2021The objectives of this research are to explore foreign experience of interaction of various levels of public authority in federal states in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, to determine the prospects for the development and improvement of the activities of the public authority system in Russia in this part. Materials and methods. The regulatory legal acts and the practice of interaction of various levels of public authority during the COVID-19 pandemic in federations (Australia, India, Canada, USA) were research.Results. It has been established that a dual federal system with strict rules for the distribution of powers and responsibilities between the federation and its regions impedes a coordinated national response in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while various forms of executive federalism serve as the key to successfully countering this threat. The latter can be based on historically strong centralist tendencies, the existing negotiating practices of interaction between the executive branch at all levels, the experience of implementing federal programs and the work of emergency intergovernmental mechanisms. Conclusions. It has been substantiated that the optimal organization of managerial decision-making in the context of countering a pandemic presupposes a complex interagency approach with a strong federal presence.COVID-19federationpublic authoritynew coronavirus infectionCOVID-19legal regulationфедерацияпубличная властьновая коронавирусная инфекцияправовое регулирование1.Knauer N. J. The COVID-19 pandemic and federalism: who decides? // New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. 2020. Vol. 23. P. 1-29.2.Young E. A. State standing and cooperative federalism // Notre Dame Law Review. 2019. Vol. 94, N 5. P. 18-29.3.Balogun J. Lessons from the USA delayed response to the COVID-19 pandemic // African Journal of Reproductive Health. 2020. Vol. 24, N 1. P. 14-21.4.Detsky A. S., Bogoch I. I. COVID-19 in Canada: experience and response // J. Am. Med. Assoc. 2020. Vol. 324, N 8. P. 29-45. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.140335.Khandelwal A., Kumar A. Government of India initiative’s for COVID-19: higher education // International Journal of Advanced Research. 2020. Vol. 8, N 8. P. 747-759.6.Sheriff D. Health care in India in the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic scenario // Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics. 2020. Vol. 30, N 3. P. 91-98.7.Berger E., Reupert A. E. The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: lessons learnt // Psychol. Trauma. 2020. Vol. 12, N 5. P. 17-28. DOI: 10.1037/tra00007228.Винокуров В. А. Проблемы ограничения прав и свобод человека и гражданина в России в условиях чрезвычайной ситуации, вызванной новой коронавирусной инфекцией (COVID-19) // Теория государства и права. 2020. № 3. С. 198-211.