Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (SI 129) is a law of the United Kingdom that came into place on 10 February 2020 as a statutory instrument made under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, applying only to England.[1] The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, introduced the law upon announcing that the incidence and transmission of COVID-19 caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the COVID-19 pandemic was of sufficient threat to public health to put in place measures to delay further spread by introducing powers to keep individuals in isolation where public health professionals believed there was reasonable risk.

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
Citation2020 No. 129
Introduced byMatt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Territorial extentEngland and Wales (applies to England only)
Dates
Made10 February 2020
Laid before Parliament10 February 2020
Commencement10 February 2020
Other legislation
Made underPublic Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Text of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Locations

Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside and the Kents Hill Park training and conference centre in Milton Keynes became designated "isolation facilities", with the Hubei province of China (including Wuhan City) declared as an "infected area".[2][3][4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Explanatory Memorandum to The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Coronavirus (COVID-19): latest information and advice". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. Kobie, Nicole (15 February 2020). "This is how the UK is strengthening its coronavirus defences". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. "Other Notices: Department of Health, The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/129)". www.thegazette.co.uk. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. Stubley, Peter (10 February 2020). "UK declares coronavirus 'serious and imminent threat' to public health". The Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. "The UK Coronavirus regulations – legal powers to control a public health crisis". Serjeants' Inn Chambers. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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