Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 3 June 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 June 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Friday, 19 June 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
World Health Organization: Coronavirus
- Question
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Her Majesty's Government whether they have been disaggregating COVID-19 cases reported to the WHO by (1) age, (2) sex, and (3) any other variables.
- Answer
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Public Health England (PHE) shares data with the World Health Organization (WHO) EURO on a weekly basis. Anonymised data is sent that contains age, sex, country, date of birth, laboratory confirmation, date first sample was taken, SARS-CoV-2 laboratory result, admission to hospital, date of hospital admission and underlying conditions.
PHE reports data on behalf of the devolved administrations. The level of information the devolved administrations share with PHE to share with WHO EURO may differ from what PHE reports for England.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL5254
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Disease control Statistics World Health Organization Coronavirus
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