Coronavirus: Quarantine

(asked on 17th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any communal self-isolation facilities will be provided for people who need to self-isolate but live with elder or vulnerable people particularly at risk from covid-19.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 22nd April 2020

The Department is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, local authorities and providers to make sure the sector is prepared to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The current guidance states that, if possible, any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) should be moved out, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period. If that is not possible, current guidance states that contact should be reduced as far as possible.

More info on this guidance can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

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