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<p>The Department has been closely monitoring developments in the global aviation
sector and how the international community has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>The
UK has been working with a range of international partners to drive forward a shared
agenda on public health and aviation through regular meetings and correspondence.
The UK is a member of the governing Council of ICAO and has played a leading role
in the ICAO Civil Aviation Recovery Taskforce (CART), which was set up specifically
to address the aviation industry’s recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19
pandemic.</p><p>In terms of maritime port entry requirements, pre-existing control
of infectious diseases is already in place through the Public Health (Ships) Regulations
1979.</p>
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