Covid-19 quarantine policy examined
9 June 2020
The Home Affairs Committee hears from international public health experts as it continues its inquiry into Home Office preparations for Covid-19.
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- Home Affairs Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 10 June - virtual meeting
At 9.30am
- Professor Teo Yik Ying, Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
- Professor Gabriel Leung, Dean, Li Ka Shing Faculity of Medicine, Hong Kong University
- Sir David Skegg, Emeritus Professor, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Professor James Wilsdon, Vice-Chair International Network for Governnment Science Advice
Purpose of the session
From 8 June, the UK has introduced a 14-day quarantine for individuals for international travellers entering the country. The quarantine rules are stricter than applied during lockdown, with individuals proscribed from shopping for basic goods or exercising outside. Enforcement will be carried out through 'spot checks' by police officers at the designated addresses, with breaches liable for a fine of up to £1000.
The evidence session will examine the effectiveness of quarantine measures across the globe during the Covid-19 crisis, and compare these approaches to that taken by the UK Government. It will investigate how scientific advice has informed these approaches and the development of the UK's own quarantine policy.
Further information
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