119 (emergency telephone number)

"1-1-9" redirects here. For other uses, see 119 (disambiguation).
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119 (one-one-nine) is an emergency telephone number in parts of Asia and in Jamaica. From May 2020, 119 was introduced in the United Kingdom as the single non-emergency number for the COVID-19 testing helpline in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.[1] From January 2022, 119 was introduced in Romania as the single non-emergency number for reporting cases of abuse, neglect, exploitation and any other form of violence against the child.[2]

  1. ^ "Get a free NHS test today to check if you have coronavirus". www.GOV.uk. HM Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ Popescu, Nicoleta (10 January 2022). "Child Helpline 119 for Reporting Abuse against Children in Romania has been Launched". ChildHub. Retrieved 25 June 2024.