Covid-19: Inadequate health and safety regulatory planning in the UK

Speed and local capacity in responding to the pandemic cluster was critical in Leicester.12 The city lockdown exposed inadequate national, regional, and local information, surveillance, and inspection of workplaces by regulatory agencies.

Groups at high risk of covid-19, such as manufacturing workers, meat and poultry workers, and migrant workers, are well known.34 Evidence exists about the greater vulnerability to covid-19 of black, …