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

Speech: PM statement at the coronavirus press conference: 3 June 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference on 3 June 2020.

Policy paper: Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 3 June

Press conference slides used by Sir Patrick Vallance.

Guidance: Assessment and procurement of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests

How the government assesses offers of COVID-19 tests from developers for procurement and use in the UK.

Detailed guide: Making and registering an LPA during the coronavirus outbreak

If you want to make an LPA now, you can still do so while observing government guidance on social distancing, self-isolating and shieldin

Detailed guide: Short-term options for health, welfare and financial decisions

Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf

Statement to parliament: Home Secretary oral statement on health measures at the border

The Home Secretary delivered an oral statement to the House of Commons on health measures being introduced at the border in response to c

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice to local authorities on prioritising waste collections

A guide to help waste collectors prioritise their collection services during the coronavirus pandemic.

Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 2 June 2020

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 2 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the coronavirus p

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing: privacy information

Privacy notice on COVID-19 virus testing for critical workers and their household members who are self-isolating because they're showing

Press release: Dairy response fund set to open for applications

Eligible English dairy farmers able to apply for up to £10,000 to overcome impact of 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.