{"id":16797,"date":"2020-12-01T12:01:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=16797"},"modified":"2022-03-28T10:56:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T10:56:34","slug":"was-covid-19-downgraded-from-being-a-high-consequence-infectious-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/was-covid-19-downgraded-from-being-a-high-consequence-infectious-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Was COVID-19 downgraded from being a high-consequence infectious disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>COVID-19 was downgraded by the UK Government on 19 March 2020 because it was deemed to be better understood, testing was available, and clinical awareness had risen.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"http:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-65x34.png 65w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-75x39.png 75w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid-76x40.png 76w, https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hid.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200124230237\/https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was first classified as a High-Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) in the UK on 16 January 2020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when it was referred to as the \u201cWuhan novel coronavirus WN-CoV\u201d. It was then downgraded from HCID status by the UK government on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200323233816\/https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19 March 2020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, important context is missing from this simple-sounding statement.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the UK, an HCID <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200124230237\/https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid#definition-of-hcid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is defined according to the following criteria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acute infectious disease;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">typically has a high case-fatality rate;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may not have effective prophylaxis or treatment;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">often difficult to recognise and detect rapidly;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ability to spread in the community and within healthcare settings; and&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">requires an enhanced individual, population and system response to ensure it is managed effectively, efficiently and safely.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200330090938\/https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UK government<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explained:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cNow that more is known about COVID-19, the public health bodies in the UK have reviewed the most up to date information about COVID-19 against the UK HCID criteria. They have determined that several features have now changed;<\/em><\/span><b><em> in particular, more information is available about mortality rates (low overall), and there is now greater clinical awareness and a specific and sensitive laboratory test, the availability of which continues to increase.\u201d<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government also stated that cases of COVID-19 were no longer only managed by high consequence infectious disease treatment centres.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fact check was part of FactCheckNI\u2019s investigation into<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/articles\/whats-the-accuracy-of-claims-regarding-covid-19-featured-in-a-leaflet-distributed-in-parts-of-lagan-valley-constituency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multiple claims made in a leaflet distributed in parts of Lagan Valley constituency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland\u2019s first and only dedicated independent fact-checking service and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org\/profile\/factcheckni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verified signatory<\/a>&nbsp;to the International Fact-Checking Network\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/ifcn-fact-checkers-code-of-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Principles<\/a>. You can learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about FactCheckNI<\/a>, our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/about\/personnel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personnel<\/a>, what our article&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/blog\/for-your-consideration-factcheckni-verdict-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verdicts<\/a>&nbsp;mean, and how to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">submit a claim<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 was downgraded by the UK Government on 19 March 2020 because it was deemed to be better understood, testing was available, and clinical awareness had risen. 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