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The act forms the basis of various legislation connected to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]COVID-19 pandemic[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]History[edit]This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it.  (February 2022)The Act has been discussed as a means to detain individuals with tuberculosis to prevent the spread of the disease in the UK.[4][5][6][7] A 2000 article in the Journal of Public Health suggested sections of the Act may need to be amended to adhere to scrutiny from the European Convention on Human Rights, which the UK had just joined.[8]COVID-19 pandemic[edit]This Act was used as the legal basis for the regulations that put into force the stay at home order announced by Boris Johnson on 23 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020.[10]The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 Statutory Instrument 350\/2020 later gave legal force to some of the ‘lockdown’ rules that had been announced.[10]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Misinformation about the Act circulated online during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] This included claims that it had been amended to mandate COVID-19 vaccination; according to Full Fact, the Act does not provide any power to mandate any treatment or vaccination.[12]See also[edit]References[edit]^ Stephen Monaghan (2002). The State of Communicable Disease Law. London: The Nuffield Trust. ISBN\u00a01-902089-68-5^ “Notifiable diseases and causative organisms: how to report”. GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 March 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ Griffith, Richard (12 March 2020). “Using public health law to contain the spread of COVID-19”. British Journal of Nursing. 29 (5): 326\u2013327. doi:10.12968\/bjon.2020.29.5.326. ISSN\u00a00966-0461. PMID\u00a032167816. S2CID\u00a0212709259.^ Pillaye, Jayshree; Clarke, Aileen (6 October 2003). “An evaluation of completeness of tuberculosis notification in the United Kingdom”. BMC Public Health. 3 (1): 31. doi:10.1186\/1471-2458-3-31. ISSN\u00a01471-2458. PMC\u00a0240107. PMID\u00a014527348.^ Stewart, G. H.; Nelson, S. (23 March 1996). “Tuberculosis in the United Kingdom. Public health legislation should be changed”. BMJ: British Medical Journal. 312 (7033): 775\u2013776. doi:10.1136\/bmj.312.7033.775c. ISSN\u00a00959-8138. PMC\u00a02350438. PMID\u00a08605479.^ Ormerod, P. (23 March 1996). “Tuberculosis in the United Kingdom. Standards for control may not be consistent across United Kingdom”. BMJ: British Medical Journal. 312 (7033): 775. doi:10.1136\/bmj.312.7033.775a. ISSN\u00a00959-8138. PMC\u00a02350449. PMID\u00a08605477.^ Da Lomba, Sylvie; Martin, Robyn (March 2004). “Public Health Powers in Relation to Infectious Tuberculosis in England and France: A Comparison of Approaches”. Medical Law International. 6 (2): 117\u2013147. doi:10.1177\/096853320400600204. ISSN\u00a00968-5332. PMID\u00a016622966. S2CID\u00a0464716.^ Coker, RJ (1 September 2000). “For debate. The law, human rights, and the detention of individuals with tuberculosis in England and Wales”. Journal of Public Health. pp.\u00a0263\u2013267. doi:10.1093\/pubmed\/22.3.263. PMID\u00a011077895. Retrieved 3 February 2022.^ “Prime Minister’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020”. gov.uk. Crown copyright OGLv3.0.^ a b Holder, Kevin (26 March 2020). “Lockdown becomes Law”. Retrieved 26 March 2020.^ “Fact Check-The British legal system does not have U.S.-style inalienable rights”. Reuters. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.^ “The Control of Diseases Act was not changed in April to say you can be forcibly vaccinated”. Full Fact. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.LocationsImpactScienceandhealthcareLegislationCurrentRevokedHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in EnglandFirst COVID-19 tier regulations in EnglandThe Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020Coronavirus, Restrictions (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020Coronavirus, International Travel (England) Regulations 2020Face Coverings on Public Transport (England) Regulations 2020Face Coverings in a Relevant Place (England) Regulations 2020Coronavirus, Restrictions (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021Coronavirus, Restrictions (Local Authority Enforcement…) (England) Regulations 2020The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability (England) Regulations 2021Coronavirus Act 2020Expiredor mootResponsesTimelinesEnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandWalesAdvisorybodiesKey peopleMediadepictionsSee also       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/public-health-control-of-disease-act-1984\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984"}}]}]