On 30th January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the People’s Republic of China to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the international Health Regulations. The following day, the Italian Government declared a state of emergency, stopping all flights to and from Chinese airports.
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: review of the state of progress
On June 20th, 2026, the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health published a review in The Lancet with the aim of summarising the state of progress since the Commission's 2018 global report. The review finds that progress towards protecting the health of refugees...
