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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/568) is a statutory instrument (SI) made on 2 June 2020 by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regulations aimed to reduce the possibility of infection spreading from travellers ...
The first death due to COVID-19 in the country occurred on 15 March. [4] Turkey stood out from the rest of Europe by not ordering a legal lockdown [note 2] [5] until April 2021, when the country enacted its first nationwide restrictions. [6] The government kept many businesses open, and allowed companies to set their own guidelines for workers. [5]
The COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium will deliver large-scale, rapid whole genome sequencing of the virus that causes the disease and £260 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to support vaccine development. [142] [143] In April, the UK Government launched a task force to help develop and roll out a coronavirus vaccine.
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Most COVID-19 related travel restrictions have since been removed, as of June 2022. Tourists are still required to have a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival. Mali : On 18 March 2020, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita suspended flights from affected countries, closed schools, and banned large public gatherings.
In 2020, the UK Government carried out a review of SAGE's structure in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] Sub-committees can be delegated by SAGE to study particular issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these were: [14] Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B)
The UK government had developed a pandemic response plan in previous years. In response to the first confirmed COVID-19 cases in January 2020, the UK introduced advice for travellers coming from affected countries in late January and February 2020, and began contact tracing, although this was later abandoned. [1]