She advised the public to continue to “maintain the behaviours that really prevent the transmission of the virus”, such as washing hands and wearing a face mask in crowded areas.
Between 2013 to 2019 she provided leadership for health and reduction of inequalities at city-wide level to the population of London and was statutory adviser to the mayor of London before being appointed to her dual role at PHE.She has acted as an adviser to the World Health Organisation on healthy cities and continues to take a research interest in urban health and the environment.
“Thank you to my brilliant teams and colleagues, keep focussed on the health of your population. I’ll be keeping engaged and cheering you on,” she said.She could also be asked about the criticism the Government and Public Health England faced over the lack of available coronavirus tests as the pandemic took hold in the UK in spring 2020.