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Piccadilly Circus in London during the first COVID-19 lockdown. The early 2020 lockdown left a significant impact on the economy, resulting in shrinking it by a fifth, i.e. 20%. The "circuit-breaker" lockdown, which is expected to be relatively less intense could hit the economy by 5% or more.
COVID-19 portal. v. t. e. The global COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe with its first confirmed case in Bordeaux, France, on 24 January 2020, and subsequently spread widely across the continent. By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case, [3] and all have reported at least one death, with the exception of Vatican City .
February 2020. 6 February – A third case of COVID-19 is confirmed in the UK. [11] 10 February – The total number of cases in the UK reaches eight as four further cases are confirmed in people linked to an affected man from Brighton. [12] [13] 11 February – A ninth case is confirmed in London.
The UK records a further 33,470 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase since mass testing began. [486] The UK economy expanded by 15.5% between July and September 2020 as Britain came out of the recession caused by the first lockdown, the largest growth percentage since figures began in 1955.
e. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is an ongoing, independent public inquiry into the United Kingdom 's response to, and the impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future. Public hearings began in June 2023. Boris Johnson announced the inquiry in May 2021, to start in Spring 2022. In December 2021, Heather Hallett was announced ...
Though later reporting indicated that there may have been some cases dating from late 2019, COVID-19 was confirmed to be spreading in the UK by the end of January 2020. The country was initially relatively slow implementing restrictions but a legally enforced stay-at-home order had been introduced by late March.
The UK records over 60,000 positive cases of COVID in one day, the highest ever, with over 50,000 of those cases being from England. [19] Declaring that the government closed schools "with the heaviest of hearts", Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove confirms that GCSE and A Level examinations scheduled for summer 2021 have been cancelled, with ...
February 2020. 6 February – A third case of coronavirus is confirmed in the UK. [2] 10 February – The total number of cases in the UK reaches eight as four further cases are confirmed in people linked to an affected man from Brighton. [3] [4] 11 February – A ninth case is confirmed in London.
1 July – Office for National Statistics data suggests COVID-19 cases in the UK are rising again, with 2.3 million people infected with the virus, around one in 30, in the week ending 24 June. The statistics show a 32% rise on the previous week, with the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants thought to be responsible for the rise.
The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England from July 2020 to December 2020. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.