Written question asked by Baroness Debbonaire (Labour) on Monday, 30 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 December 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Coronavirus: Disease Control
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to communicate (a) covid-19 risks, (b) guidance and (c) mitigation measures to non-English language speakers.
- Answer
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Since March 2020, Public Health England has translated key public guidance on COVID-19 in multiple languages including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu. These include shielding guidance in Bulgarian, Hindi and Nepali. Examples of guidance documents that have been translated are available at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance
Local councils have also produced translations into various community languages.
Secondary information
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- 122765
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Disease control Languages Coronavirus
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