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Asked by Paula

AQW 5129/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health what scientific evidence he has sought concerning the potential health risks of allowing people to continue to enter Northern Ireland with no checks, given that rates of transmission here are much lower than in the rest of the UK.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 23 June 2020

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
23 June 2020
Answer due by
8 July 2020
Answered
2 July 20209 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

Scientific evidence has been provided which indicates that when the overall level of community transmission is low, the health risks of importing cases from countries with a higher risk of transmission are greater. It is important to weigh these risks against social, economic and other considerations when determining policy.

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