How's my NHS? - 2020 Timeline: Covid-19 in England [30 Key Events]

2020 Timeline: Covid-19 in England

Date: 31/12/2020

At the time of writing, there have been 49719 deaths in English hospitals related to Covid-19 with over 80,000 deaths above the annual average across the whole of the UK. To mark the end of 2020, as part of our year in review, we have made a timeline of 30 key Covid-19 related events from this year in England and the rest of the UK.

The timeline shows graphs of the number of deaths from the virus, confirmed cases and the number of tests performed. The type of graph can be chosen by clicking the corresponding button.

Covid-19 Timeline for the United Kingdom

Timeline References

[1] - Science Daily: Whole genome of novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, sequenced (31/01/2020)
[2] - BBC: Coronavirus: Two cases confirmed in UK (31/01/2020)
[3] - BBC: Coronavirus: Woman in 70s becomes first virus fatality in UK (05/03/2020)
[4] - WSJ: As Virus Spreads, Italy Locks Down Country (09/03/2020)
[5] - DW: Coronavirus: What are the lockdown measures across Europe? (14/04/2020)
[6] - The Independent.: Dominic Cummings: Timeline of alleged lockdown breaches (24/05/2020)
[7] - BBC: Coronavirus: Nightingale Hospital opens at London's ExCel centre (03/04/2020)
[8] - Prime Minister's Office: Slides to accompany coronavirus press conference (PDF) (27/04/2020)
[9] - ITV: Matt Hancock confirms 100,000 coronavirus testing target met (01/05/2020)
[10] - BBC: Coronavirus: UK death toll passes Italy to be highest in Europe (05/05/2020)
[11] - Business Today: Coronavirus: 6-week-old baby dies due to COVID-19 in England (09/05/2020)
[12] - Department of Health and Social Care: NHS Test and Trace: how it works (27/05/2020)
[13] - BBC: Coronavirus: Widen rules on where face coverings must be used, say UK doctors (05/06/2020)
[14] - The Guardian: Matt Hancock rules out mandatory face masks in offices (15/06/2020)
[15] - Leicester Mercury: Leicester lockdown: A timeline of the story so far (15/09/2020)
[16] - BBC: Coronavirus: New guidance on face masks and coverings released for England (23/07/2020)
[17] - BBC: Coronavirus: Public Health England 'to be replaced' (17/08/2020)
[18] - BMJ: Operation Moonshot: What do the leaked documents say? (11/09/2020)
[19] - The Yorkshire Post: Locked down Manchester Metropolitan University accommodation residents made "scapegoats" over coronavirus outbreak, says Yorkshire student (28/09/2020)
[20] - NHS Confederation: Major new report calls for a ‘re-imagining’ of the NHS if the service is to emerge on a stronger footing from Covid-19 (29/09/2020)
[21] - BBC: Coronavirus: Year-long waits for NHS care at highest since 2008 (08/10/2020)
[22] - BBC: Covid-19: New three-tier restrictions come into force in England (14/10/2020)
[23] - Leeds Live: Operations cancelled in Leeds hospitals as coronavirus patient numbers take big leap (27/10/2020)
[24] - Manchester Evening News: Non-urgent care still on pause at Greater Manchester's hospitals (30/12/2020)
[25] - BBC: Covid-19: PM announces four-week England lockdown (31/10/2020)
[26] - Northern Health Science Alliance: Covid-19 and the Northern Powerhouse (11/11/2020)
[27] - BBC: Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong (20/11/2020)
[28] - BBC: Covid-19: Shoppers return to stores under England's new tier system (02/12/2020)
[29] - Coventry Live: Coventry Hospital Covid-19 vaccine the first given in the world as part of roll-out (08/12/2020)
[30] - BBC: Covid-19: More than 40 countries ban UK arrivals (21/12/2020)

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