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– Levels of net migration to the UK have varied sharply in recent years. The figure was on a downwards trend immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, falling from an estimated 276,000 in 2018 ...
Rises in COVID-19 cases were reported in migrant and refugee camps in 2020 in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and on Greek islands. [7] They were also reported in Germany, Malaysia, and camps in Gulf Cooperation Council states, as well as in Singapore. [6] Deaths from COVID-19 at camps were reported in 2020 in the United States and in Bangladesh. [6]
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The COVID-19 restrictions that impacted basic liberties in the UK were outlined in section 52 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, where the government had the ‘power to restrict or prohibit gatherings or events.’ [187] This act posed significant challenges to ‘the right to protest’ protected by ‘the right to free assembly and association ...
In 2021, net migration to the UK was 488,000, [85] [86] up from 184,000 in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. [87] Net migration to the UK reached a record high of 764,000 in 2022, with immigration at 1.26 million and emigration at 493,000. [7] Most of the migrants came from non-EU countries, including India, Nigeria, China and Pakistan.
As of 5 June 2020 the death rate across the UK from COVID-19 was 592 per million population. [11] The death rate varied greatly by age and healthiness. More than 90% of deaths were among the most vulnerable: those with underlying illnesses and the over-60s.
Around one in 20 people in England are likely to have had Covid-19 over the festive period, along with one in 18 in Wales and one in 16 in Northern Ireland. Prevalence of the virus is slightly ...
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry hears that Boris Johnson proposed injecting himself with COVID-19 on live television during the early days of the pandemic to prove it did not pose a threat to the public. Lord Lister, a former adviser at 10 Downing Street, describes the suggestion as "unfortunate" and "made in the heat of the moment". [216]