Freedom of Information request on the isolation of the COVID-19 virus (FOI 21/947)
Published 20 January 2022
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27th August 2021
FOI 21/947
Dear
Thank you for your email.
Please not the MHRA is a separate organisation to Public Health England. As such we would advise you contact them in order to fulfil your request. They can be contacted at enquiries@phe.gov.uk
MHRA holds no information on the isolation of the Covid-19 virus. We suggest that you consult the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) website that we have provided below. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies which includes information supporting the governments’ decision making on the Covid-19 pandemic, including information on the isolation of the Covid-19 virus.
Please note that information on the isolation of the Covid-19 virus is also available in the public domain through scientific papers.
If you have a query about the information provided, please reply to this email
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date you receive this response and addressed to: info@mhra.gov.uk
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Yours sincerely
MHRA Customer Service Centre