By Charlotte Webster-
The Secretary of State has declared the incidence or transmission of novel Coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health, and the measures outlined in these regulations are considered as an effective means of delaying or preventing further transmission of the virus.
In accordance with Regulation 2, the Secretary of State designates Arrowe Park Hospital and Kents Hill Park as an “isolation” facility and Wuhan and Hubei province as an “infected area”.
It follows revelation that a British man who became infected with coronavirus in Singapore is believed to be linked to at least seven other confirmed cases in England, France and Spain – prompting fears he may be a so-called “super spreader” of the deadly virus. Health officials have refrained from confirming a link or providing details about the unnamed man’s relationship to the other people diagnosed with the illness. However, the man is understood to have been the first UK national to contract the virus.
With four confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, the Department Of Health is sounding the alarm for the British public to be vigilant, but not panic. The Department will be doing all it can to keep the public as safe as possible, but the level of threat at the moment cannot be ignored.