Usually a place of vibrancy and energy, the Jewellery Quarter, like other Birmingham districts, saw a huge reduction in footfall through 2020 and 2021 as Government guidance forced many businesses to close and people to stay at home. Even though these measures were only temporary, the lifestyle changes that people are now adopting through 2022 are permanent.

The 2020 Covid-19 Response Plan outlines a number of actions that the JQDT undertook in the immediate term to enable its communities to safely and viably operate in a world overshadowed by COVID-19.