AQW 7625/17-22


Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 25/09/2020
Answered On Date: 23/08/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the scientific evidence which shows that the risk of transmission of COVID-19 at social gatherings is higher in domestic than in public settings.


Answer:
In the period since this question was tabled the Executive has taken a series of carefully considered steps to bring us to the current position.
The Executive's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is led by the latest medical and scientific advice and we use a broad range of data, information and statistical indicators to inform decisions. Scientific evidence used by the Executive for decision making purposes is publically available at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/covid-19-scientific-evidence