Delaware Code § 16-315

Temporary structures for isolation purposes; disinfection of property
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The State Board of Health or any local board of health may erect any temporary wooden buildings or field hospitals necessary for
the isolation or protection of persons or freight supposed to be infected and may employ nurses, physicians and laborers sufficient to
operate the same properly and sufficient police to guard the same. The board of health may cause the disinfection, renovation or complete
destruction of bedding, clothing or other property belonging to corporations or individuals, when such action seems to the board necessary
or a reasonable precaution against the spread of contagious or infectious diseases.

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