COVID-19: mitigating impacts on Gypsy and Traveller communities

Published By GOV.UK [English], Thu, Nov 12, 2020 11:07 AM


Lord Greenhalgh, Communities Minister, has written to local authority chief executives to highlight that some members of Gypsy and Traveller communities are likely to be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and may need support in accessing basic facilities such as water, sanitation and waste disposal, to enable them to adhere to public health guidelines around self-isolation and social distancing during the outbreak.

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