Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

The government states that existing contracts require accommodation providers to facilitate access to health services. They clarify that the Department for Health is responsible for ensuring guidance is followed, and Public Health England has provided guidance and funding reassurance to Clinical Commissioning Groups.

The government explains why it has not endorsed testing at the border to avoid self-isolation, citing efficacy concerns, and states that various screening measures have been considered and discounted. However, it will continue to keep all measures under review and is working to consider future …

The government explains the evolving scientific advice behind its past border measure decisions to balance public health and economic considerations. It states that a Global Travel Taskforce was created to consider future steps and will report in early November.

The government has not endorsed widespread border testing due to concerns about false negatives and discounted other screening methods. However, it states that all measures remain under review and the Global Travel Taskforce is considering whether testing could form part of future border health measures, …

The government states it keeps its border measures under regular review, informed by public health information, and has created a Global Travel Taskforce on 7 October to consider the safe and sustainable recovery of international travel, with a report due in early November.