Revision of British Policy on Halting COVID-19
Revision of British Policy on Halting COVID-19

Author(s): Przemysław Biskup
Subject(s): Governance, Economic policy, Welfare systems, Politics and society, Health and medicine and law, Economic development
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: United Kingdom; COVID-19 pandemic; protecting the economy; spread of coronavirus; National Health Service; healthcare system; future economic policy; anti-pandemic strategy;
Summary/Abstract: The policy of the United Kingdom government regarding the threat of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) initially focused on protecting the economy and shortening the course of the pandemic in Britain at the price of a high spread rate. By mid-March, however, there was a fundamental revision of the strategy and the introduction of obligatory social distancing. It resulted from the risk of overwhelming the National Health Service (NHS). In late March, members of the government also became infected. The election of a new Labour Party leader, the scale of the pandemic, and high mortality rate from coronavirus infections herald a dispute over the strategy and future economic policy.

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