Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 9 July 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Nadine Dorries (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Randox Laboratories: Coronavirus
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's contract with Randox Laboratories requires the notification to Public Health England of positive covid-19 tests in line with the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010; and how many positive covid-19 tests were notified by that company under those regulations in each month in 2020.
- Answer
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COVID-19 is a notifiable disease. As such, under the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010, all laboratories are legally required to notify positive incidences to Public Health England.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 69538
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Contracts Disease control Screening Randox Laboratories Coronavirus
- Legislation
- Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2020-08-19 00:31:14 +0100
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