To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds they have concluded that 14 days is the appropriate timescale for the quarantining of British citizens repatriated from Wuhan, China.
Answered on
5 February 2020
The Government has adopted 14 days as the appropriate timescale for the quarantining of British citizens repatriated from Wuhan, China, based on the known information from previous pathogenic coronavirus outbreaks, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and the World Health Organization case definition.
Answered by
Department of Health and Social Care