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: Student number controls

The measures to protect students and universities during the coronavirus outbreak, including temporary student number controls and additi

Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance

Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health and social care settings, other non-clinical settings, and for the general public.

Policy paper: Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 1 June 2020

Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor John Newton.

Detailed guide: Check if you can get Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare during coronavirus (COVID-19)

Find out about temporary changes that may affect you if you're applying for, or already getting, Tax-Free Childcare or 30 hours free chil

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information for individuals and businesses in Scotland

Use this page to navigate the guidance on the virus for people in Scotland.

Guidance: Critical workers who can access schools or educational settings

List of critical workers (key workers) who can send their children to school or other educational settings during the coronavirus (COVID-

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

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

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice on accessing green spaces safely

Advice on using green spaces and protecting yourself and others from coronavirus.

Guidance: Actions for educational and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020

Next steps for the phased wider opening of educational and childcare settings.

Guidance: COVID-19 and renting: guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities

Non-statutory guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the private and social rented sectors in the context of Coronaviru

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.