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Written question asked by Barry Sheerman (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 April 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 27 April 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Nadine Dorries (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 May 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Coronavirus: Quarantine and Screening

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, during the covid-19 outbreak, whether he plans to issue further guidance on (a) self-isolation and (b) testing to UK nationals returning from abroad.

Answer

The Government first issued guidance to the public on household isolation on 12 March 2020 and we have continued to iterate our advice as the science has evolved. Our most recent update to the stay at home guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

As the level of infection in the United Kingdom reduces, it will be important to manage the risk of transmissions being reintroduced from abroad. As set out in the COVID-19 recovery strategy, the Government will introduce a series of measures and restrictions at the United Kingdom border, including requiring international arrivals to provide contact information and self-isolate.

On 13 May 2020, the Government updated its travel advice which can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38423
Session
2019-21
Subjects
British nationals abroad Health education Quarantine Screening Coronavirus
Link
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