Written question asked by Jane Hunt (Conservative) on Friday, 25 September 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 September 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 November 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking ensure that guidance on covid-19 relating to BAME people is more accessible to people whose first language is not English.
- 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. This now also includes translation of shielding guidance into Bulgarian, Hindi and Nepali. Examples of guidance are available at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 95761
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Languages Ethnic groups Publicity Coronavirus
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