What was claimed
The UK government no longer considers Covid-19 to be a “high consequence infectious disease”.
Our verdict
This is true, because it no longer meets the criteria for an HCID. This doesn’t mean that it is no longer considered dangerous.
Several Facebook posts have shared a
screenshot from a UK government website, which says that Covid-19 is no longer considered a “high consequence infectious diseases” [sic]. Some readers have also asked us whether this is true.
Despite the misprinted “s”, which might typically be a red flag indicating a fake website, this screenshot does come from the UK government (although the typo has since been corrected). It is also true that Public Health England no longer considers Covid-19 a high consequence infectious disease (HCID).
Some Facebook comments say that if Covid-19 is not considered a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) then the current lockdown is based on a “hoax”. This is a misunderstanding of [...]
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