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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 ...
Though later reporting indicated that there may have been some cases dating from late 2019, [1] [2] COVID-19 was confirmed to be spreading in the UK by the end of January 2020. [3] The country was initially relatively slow implementing restrictions but a legally enforced stay-at-home order had been introduced by late March.
The UK announces a travel ban on arrivals from South America, Portugal and Cape Verde over fears of a new variant of COVID from Brazil; the travel ban comes into force from Friday 15 January. [79] With fears that COVID cases could overwhelm hospital space, some care homes have said that insurance issues prevent them from taking COVID patients. [80]
The United Kingdom added additional testing requirements in early December to curb the spread of the omicron variant. Traveling to the UK is about to get easier: Country eases entry requirements ...
A further 10 people are reported to have died from COVID-19, almost doubling the UK death toll from 11 to 21. The government's aim for a "herd immunity" approach generates controversy. [57] [58] [59] Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, announces the US is to extend its European COVID-19 travel ban to include the UK from 16 March. [60]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Travel from Denmark) (England) Regulations 2020 2020 No.1239 9 November 2020 Prohibits all aircraft and vessels whose last departure point was in Denmark from landing, or mooring in a port, in England. [298] [297] The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Headteachers have warned that the "headlong" rush to end COVID measures in schools could lead to a further disruption of children's education. [46] 24 February – All domestic legal COVID restrictions are officially lifted in England. [47] The requirement for face masks to be worn on Transport for London services is also removed. [48]
On 14 October 2020, the UK Government abandoned its attempts to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by means of piecemeal local regulations and introduced a three-tier approach across England, with legal restrictions varying according to government-defined tiers (referred to in government statements as "Local COVID Alert Levels"). Tier 1 ...