Coronavirus (COVID-19)

This section has been created to keep you up-to-date with the ongoing situation of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
All information in this section is from the government website advice pages. Detailed information on how you may be affected by the Coronavirus, can be found via the links on the left. Alternatively please find below the latest information from the Government.

Government Updates

Guidance: Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 6 April 2020

Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser.

Speech: Foreign Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 6 April 2020

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 6 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Correspondence: Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to pharmacists from Jo Churchill

The health minister's letter thanks pharmacy teams for their response to coronavirus so far.

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for local government

Guidance for local councils during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK

The latest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk level in the UK.

Guidance: Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19

This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out information and guidance for public bodies on payment of their suppliers to ensure service co

Correspondence: Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to councils about local authority meetings and postponement of elections

Letter from MHCLG to local authority chief executives on emergency legislation to support local authorities.

Policy paper: Coronavirus (COVID-19): scaling up testing programmes

How the government intends to scale up testing programmes to provide a test to anyone who needs one.

Guidance: COVID-19: guidance for residential care, supported living and home care

Residential care, supported living and home care in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents

This is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to a

Coronavirus

Wash your hands often

hand washing

Clean your hands frequently each day by washing with soap and water for 20 seconds or using hand sanitiser. This will help protect you and the people you live with. This step is one of the most effective ways of reducing the risk of passing infection to others.

Cover your coughs and sneezes

sneezing

Cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when you cough or sneeze. If you do not have one to hand, sneeze into the crook of your elbow, not into your hand.

If you have a carer, they should use disposable tissues to wipe away any mucus or phlegm after you have sneezed or coughed. Then they should wash their hands with soap and water.

Dispose of tissues into a disposable rubbish bag and immediately wash your hands with soap and water or use a hand sanitiser.