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Link between dirty air and coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Published on: 16 June 2020

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LNB News 16/06/2020

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Issue Date: 16 June 2020

Published Date: 16 June 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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Two Lawyers from Hausfeld & Co LLP have written a letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, asking for an urgent review of the Air Quality Strategy in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The letter refers to growing evidence that there is a link between dirty air and the impact of coronavirus infection and death rates. The lawyers who wrote the letter believe that this link means that the government has a legal obligation to urgently review the Air Quality Strategy, and a refusal from the government would break UK law and the European Convention on Human Rights.

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