evidence: In 2020 highest monthly COVID-19 cases in NI was 1386/100K in October, in the NED it was 1571/100K in December, while in NZ it was 14/100K in March. Lower COVID-19 cases were recorded in mid-2020 following severe initial lockdown measures in all countries, with national minimum case numbers of 12/100K in NI in July, 22/100K in the NED in June and 0.3/100K in NZ in May. The highest number of deaths per month were reported in April in each country (NI (16.8), the NED (21.9) and NZ (0.4)) and the lowest number of deaths were reported in July and August in NI (both 0.3) and in July in the NED (0.3), with NZ recording no deaths for most months (Fig. 1). [...] Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statistics [Internet]. 2021. Available from: https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/ni-summary-statistics/coronavirus-covid-19-statistics. [...] NICR. Impact of COVID-19 on incidence, survival and mortality of lung cancer in Northern Ireland [Internet]. 2022. Available from: https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/FileStore/OfficialStats2020/Filetoupload,1321783,en.pdf.