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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Disease Control (26 February 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to employers with staff who have recently returned from areas with prominent cases of covid-19.

Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)

Answer

The Department and Public Health England have advised that individuals returning from travel to high-risk areas should self-isolate at their residence and call NHS 111 for advice. Guidance for employers and businesses is available online and includes advice for situations where a member of staff or public with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 has been in the workplace.

The guidance for employers and businesses can be viewed at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-covid-19#what-to-do-if-a-member-of-staff-or-the-public-with-suspected-covid-19-has-recently-been-in-your-workplace


Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
6 March 2020

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