Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot62410.32687/0869-866X-2021-29-s1-795-798Научная статьяPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MEASURES TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE THREAT OF THE SPREAD OF COVID-19: FOREIGN PRACTICEGubachevN. N.nn_gubachev@mail.ruShilikovA. Y.-N.A.Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies. Design. Art)Belgorod National State Research University1506202129S179579805082021Copyright © 2021,2021The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus challenges governments to act in ways that are usually reserved for war or natural disasters. The pandemic has caused massive global upheaval that could last for months, or longer. Governments are taking extreme measures to limit economic shocks and human costs. The pressure on the state authorities in this situation increases. In a rapidly evolving crisis, with information coming in from all sides, citizens turn to their governments for information and guidance. They expect to be kept safe and provided with medical care in a timely manner. The purpose of this paper is to review foreign public administration practices in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.public administrationCOVID-19 threatpandemic riskspublic policyrestrictive measuresгосударственное управлениеугроза распространения COVID-19социально-экономические риски пандемиигосударственная политикаэкономическая ситуация1.Scortichini M., Schneider Dos Santos R., de’Donato F. et al. Excess mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy: a two-stage interrupted time-series analysis // Int. J. Epidemiol. 2021. Vol. 49, N 6. P. 1909-1917. DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa1692.Nussbaumer-Streit B., Mayr V., Dobrescu A. I. et al. Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID-19: A rapid review // Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 2020. Vol. 4, N 4. P. CD013574. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD0135743.Plümper T., Neumayer E. Lockdown policies and the dynamics of the first wave of the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic in Europe // Journal of European Public Policy. 2020. P. 1-21. DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2020.18471704.Опыт государств в борьбе с пандемией COVID-19. Сборник страновых кейсов. М.: Счетная палата РФ, 2020.5.Variation in government responses to COVID-19. BSG-WP-2020/032. Blavatnik School Working Paper. Version 11.0. Oxford, 2021.