Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Not Addressed
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At this point in the response, testing is widely available: any symptomatic person can apply...
Conclusion
At this point in the response, testing is widely available: any symptomatic person can apply for a test, including a home test kit, and live translation services are now available in more than 200 languages including British Sign Language to support those wishing to access test and trace services. These provisions are available to asylum seekers as they are to other members of the population, and this is very welcome. We are however concerned that there is no readily accessible guidance online to support local health managers in maintaining a clear and consistent approach to testing wider resident communities in asylum accommodation where a resident is symptomatic of Covid-19.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government provided no substantive response to the committee's concern regarding the lack of readily accessible online guidance for local health managers on COVID-19 testing in asylum accommodation.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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2 Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): institutional accommodation:
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