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Written question asked by Baroness Debbonaire (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 June 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Public Health: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that health guidance on covid-19 for people with underlying conditions has been made available in community languages.

Answer

Public Health England provides health guidance for the public on households with possible COVID-19 infection and shielding advice for COVID-19 for people with underlying health conditions. This information has been translated into the following languages: Bengali, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Simplified Chinese - Mandarin, Traditional Chinese - Cantonese, Urdu and Welsh.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57249
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Disease control Languages Publications Public health Coronavirus
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk