Coronavirus: Italy

(asked on 2nd March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor people returning to the UK from Italy for symptoms of covid-19.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 5th March 2020

Airports providing flights between Italy and the United Kingdom have displayed posters and provided leaflets on symptoms of COVID-19 and what to do if a traveller becomes unwell. These are available in nine different languages.

Public Health England has created a poster about the current risk of travelling to Italy. This has been sent to UK airports, seaports and international train terminals to inform passengers about affected areas in Italy. COVID-19 materials are available at the following link:

https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/101/resources/4992

PHE advice on COVID-19 is updated regularly and can be viewed at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

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