Abstract
The pandemic is one of today's world problems and a global threat to all humanity. Solving the problems of the pandemic and ensuring the protection of human health through the prism of legal support for environmental safety is very important at the present time. The sanitary and epidemiological situation, among many other reasons, may arise due to the lack of a legal framework that ensures the implementation of the constitutional right of citizens to a comfortable environment. The purpose of this article is to show the role of legislation aimed at protecting human rights, preventing a sanitary and epidemiological crisis and ensuring public health. The article attempts to analyze how environmental standards, rules of food and household hygiene were justified, how the beliefs of the Zoroastrian religion justified the need to ensure the sanitary and epidemiological safety of society, and also analyzed the problems of ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological safety of the population. Currently, in the legal regulation of environmental protection and public health, such categories as “health”, “life” and “safety” are given special importance.