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Every Story Matters is a way for the public to share their experiences of the coronavirus pandemic with the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. You can submit your story online, by post or telephone.
Sep 4, 2024 · What is the Covid public inquiry and when did it start? The Covid inquiry was launched by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in June 2022, more than a year after he said the government's...
Apr 21, 2020 · 22 April 2020. Elizabeth faces a recovery period of up to six months - but feels she has been given a second chance. Elizabeth, 49, knows she is lucky to be alive. After falling seriously ill with...
- New Scientist Reports on Mysterious Illness
- A Novel Coronavirus Is Identified
- The World Records Its First Coronavirus Death
- Lockdowns Begin
- The Coronavirus Makes It to Europe
- The Disease Is Named
- The Middle East Begins to Bear The Brunt
- Europe’s Lockdowns Begin
- UK’s First Coronavirus Death
- The Start of Nationwide Lockdowns
New Scientist reports for the first time about 59 cases of a mysterious pneumonia-like illnessin China, linked to a wet market in Wuhan. The affected individuals became ill between 12 and 29 December 2019. 9 January
WHO reports Chinese authorities have identified a completely novel coronavirusas the cause of the illness and sequenced its genome, less than a month since the first person became ill. 11 January
China reports that a 61-year-old man has become the first known victim of the novel coronavirus. He was a regular customer at Wuhan’s wet market. 23 January
Wuhan is put under a strict lockdownby the Chinese government. All travel in and out of the city is prohibited. 25 January
The first case of coronavirus in Europe is confirmed in France. The UK reports its first caseon 31 January.
WHO names the diseasecaused by the coronavirus “covid-19” or” coronavirus disease 2019”, after the year the first cases were reported. 15 February
Iran records its first covid-19 deaths and imposes emergency measures in the affected province. These are the first deaths reported in the Middle East. 21 February
Italy records its first coronavirus death and 50,000 people from 10 towns in the north of the country enter lockdown. 29 February
The UK records its first death, a woman in her 70s. 115 cases have now been confirmed in the UK. 9 March
Italy becomes the first European country to impose a nationwide lockdown. Sports events are postponed, schools and universities closed and over 60 million people ordered to stay at home. 11 March
Here are six questions which they might try to answer, based on the past six weeks of evidence and testimony. WATCH: The Covid Inquiry key moments on BBC iPlayer. LISTEN: The Covid Inquiry...
Mar 15, 2021 · By the end of May, the number of coronavirus cases was falling, the prime minister was back at work full time, and the public had surprised the government by overwhelmingly sticking to the rules.
Aug 31, 2022 · Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues explore why inaccurate narratives about the mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 emerged early in the pandemic and shaped a flawed policy response, with tragic consequences ### Key messages The draft terms of reference for the UK covid-19 inquiry encompass not just what decisions were made but also how and why.1 ...
