The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19." The novel Coronavirus as defined in the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency issued on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).
"State laboratory." A State Public Health Laboratory as authorized under section 8(D) of the act of April 27, 1905 ( P.L. 312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its powers and duties.
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