Claim: The UK government no longer considers Covid-19 to be a "high consequence infectious disease".
Fact-check: Covid-19 may not be a "high consequence infectious disease", but it is a real emergency - Full Fact
Verdict: this is true, because it no longer meets the criteria for an hcid. this doesn't mean that it is no longer considered dangerous.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-05-29T00:00:00