COVID-19 pandemic in London
The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in London, England, was confirmed on 12 February 2020 in a woman who had recently arrived from China. By March 2020, there had been almost 500 confirmed cases in the city, and 23 deaths; a month later, the number of deaths had topped 4,000.
NHS Nightingale Hospital London
Stay at home and social distancing notices London Underground March 2020
The Shard illuminated in blue to support the NHS in May 2020
A barren Harrow-on-the-Hill station during the pandemic in August 2020
COVID-19 pandemic in England
The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to England with two cases among Chinese nationals staying in a hotel in York on 31 January 2020. The two main public bodies responsible for health in England were NHS England and Public Health England (PHE). NHS England oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the NHS in England, while PHE's mission is "to protect and improve the nation's health and to address inequalities". As of 14 September 2021, there have been 6,237,505 total cases and 117,955 deaths in England. In January 2021, it was estimated around 22% of people in England have had COVID-19.
The effects of panic buying in a Morrisons supermarket in Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Grounded aircraft at Leeds Bradford Airport in April 2020
A closed public house offering a takeaway service
Leicester: the first 'local lockdown'