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

Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance

Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other organisations.

Detailed guide: Exceptional GMP flexibilities for medicines imported from third countries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Qualified Persons (QPs) should follow the below guidance on the flexible approaches we are taking for medicines imported from third count

Correspondence: Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to the construction sector

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the UK's construction sector.

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): temporary changes to driver CPC requirements

Temporary changes to allow bus and lorry drivers who cannot complete compulsory CPC training to continue to drive.

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and prisons

This page provides guidance for families and friends of those in prison in England and Wales during the coronavirus pandemic.

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): recreational general aviation

Guidance on recreational general aviation (GA) flying during the coronavirus outbreak.

News story: Status of Phase 1 clinical trials in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)

We have written to all Phase I accredited units conducting early phase clinical trials to seek confirmation that all trials have undergon

Guidance: COVID-19: guidance for the public on mental health and wellbeing

Advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for people with animals

Advice for pet owners and livestock keepers on maintaining the welfare of their animals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Press release: Voucher scheme launches for schools providing free school meals

Weekly shopping vouchers worth £15 to spend at supermarkets while schools are closed due to coronavirus

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.