No images? Click here Coronavirus (COVID-19) Government update 12th March 2020 The Government has announced that we are moving out of the contain phase and into delay, in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The UK Chief Medical Officers have now raised the risk to the UK from moderate to high. As per the current advice, the most important thing individuals can do to protect themselves remains washing their hands more often, for at least 20 seconds, with soap and water.Make sure you cough or sneeze into a tissue, put it in a bin and wash your hands. We are asking anyone who shows certain symptoms to self-isolate for 7 days, regardless of whether they have travelled to affected areas. This means we want people to stay at home and avoid all but essential contact with others for 7 days from the point of displaying mild symptoms, to slow the spread of infection. The symptoms are: * A high temperature (37.8 degrees and above) * A new, continuous cough You do not need to call NHS 111 to go into self-isolation. If your symptoms worsen during home isolation or are no better after 7 days contact NHS 111 online at 111.nhs.uk. If you have no internet access, you should call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999. If you have any questions on any of the above changes, please get in contact with the office: sally.phillips@wardwilliams.co.uk or call 01932 830664. 4 Changes from April 2020 |