Coronavirus

You should not be unduly worried about the possibility of your children catching the Coronavirus.

There is no reason why your children should not continue to attend their early years, school or further education setting as normal.

If you are intending to travel abroad this half term

We recognise that some families or children may be planning to travel abroad this half term to countries where there is a higher risk of transmission.

The affected countries are: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
If so, please refer to https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/…/novel-coronavirus-2019-nco… for the latest travel advice.

Returning from abroad or visitors from abroad

Anyone travelling to UK from Wuhan or Hubei Province in the past 14 days should stay indoors and call NHS 111, even if they have no symptoms.

Anyone who has travelled to the UK from the countries listed above in the last 14 days and is experiencing cough or fever or shortness of breath, should stay indoors and call NHS 111, even if symptoms are mild.

Public Health England has also issued general advice for members of the public https://www.gov.uk/…/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-fo…

What actions can everyone take

A UK wide campaign has been launched to provide clear advice on how to slow the spread of Coronavirus.

Please help to support the campaign which promotes basic hygiene practices to stem the spread of viruses: these include regularly washing hands with soap and water and always sneezing or coughing into a tissue and then disposing of it.

Further information is available from https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/…/wuhan-novel-coro…/ which is updated regularly.

Carole Furlong
Director of Public Health