Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether COVID-19 is a notifiable disease; if so, (1) who is under a duty to make such notifications, and (2) to whom such notifications are made; whether the public are (a) under a duty, or (b) advised, to notify if they have COVID-19; and if so, who the public should notify.

COVID-19 is a notifiable disease. Registered medical practitioners have a duty to make such notifications to the proper officer of the local authority and the UK Health Security Agency. There is no specific duty for the general public to make a notification and there is no advice to do so. However, individuals attending medical or dental appointments in person are advised to inform their healthcare provider where they are symptomatic or if they have a positive test for COVID-19.