Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in the United Kingdom, please visit Public Health England’s COVID-19 dashboard with the official data. More detailed information on tests and testing capacity can be found in the weekly Test and Trace publication by the Department of Health and Social Care.
For a international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Information regarding the identification of a new virus variant causing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), called 'VUI - 202012/01', is available on the UK government website.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest public health situation in the United Kingdom and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the GOV.uk’ Coronavirus webpage, and the National Health Service’s Advices including the up-to-date information on the measures put in place and public health recommendations.

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

For information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the website GOV.uk’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for UK businesses trading internationally and Moving goods through customs during the coronavirus (COVID-19).
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to the United Kingdom on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.

Economic recovery plan

For information on the economic recovery scheme put in place by the UK government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic refer to the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change’s The Economic Policy Response to Covid-19 and the Bank of England’s publications and updates at Our response to Coronavirus (Covid-19).
For a general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the UK government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to the United Kingdom in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For information on the local business support scheme established by the UK government to help small and medium-sized companies to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult GOV.uk’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business support webpages. The Local Government Association provides a list of the measures taken by UK authorities.
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the OECD's SME Covid-19 Policy Responses document.
You can also consult the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

The UK government provides information on the webpage "Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for UK businesses that trade internationally", the portal of the Department for International Trade and that of UK Export Finance.