Coronavirus guidance
Following the Prime Minister's January 4 announcement England entered a national lockdown but due to the historic vaccination programme there is good cause for hope:
- Over 88% of adults have been vaccinated once for COVID-19
- Over 70% of adults have had two vaccines
You can track all coronavirus reporting data here
The Prime Minister's roadmap out of lockdown can be read here.:
You can read the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021’ for more information on the roadmap out of lockdown in England.
- England has moved to Step 4
- Lifting restrictions
- Extra support deployed in areas receiving an enhanced response to COVID-19
- Businesses and venues
- Keeping yourself and others safe
- Get tested and self isolate
- Get vaccinated
- Using the NHS COVID-19 app
- Wearing a face covering
- Fresh air
- Testing twice a week even if you don’t have symptoms, and using the NHS COVID Pass
- Personal hygiene
- Staying home when unwell
- Close contact
- Understanding the risks of COVID-19
- If you are clinically extremely vulnerable
- If you are pregnant
- International travel
- Travelling to England from outside the UK
- Travelling in the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands
The latest announcement from the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, with high level detail of financial support available.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Follow the guidance
The best way to keep the transmission rate going down is to follow the basic guidance - take note that up to one in three people do not have symptoms when they have the virus.
Whilst 'hands-face-space' will be familiar to you it is still the best way to protect yourself, your friends and family from this highly infectious virus.
- Hands – wash your hands regularly and for 20 seconds
- Face – wear a in indoor settings where social distancing may be difficult, and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet
- Space – stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing face coverings or increasing ventilation indoors)
- Fresh air - keeping good ventilation indoors and only meeting up socially with another household outdoors
Other information
Up-to-date Government advice regarding coronavirus can be found here
