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<p>Regulations came into force on 29 January 2020 to add COVID-19 to Schedule 1 of
the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015. This
means there can be no charge made to an overseas visitor for the diagnosis, or if
positive, treatment of COVID-19. This message has been disseminated to National Health
Service staff, the public and organisations representing vulnerable migrant groups.
It has also been published in forty languages on Public Health England’s Migrant Health
Guide.</p><p>The Department does not monitor NHS trusts on the individual charges
that are made to overseas visitors, or where exemptions for charge are given, for
example for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.</p>
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