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Coronavirus update 21.02.20

The NHS in England and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal. 

The risk to the general public is moderate. If you have arrived back to the UK from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau within 14 days, follow the specific advice for returning travellers. 


Call 111 now if you've been: 

• to Wuhan or Hubei Province in China in the last 14 days (even if you do not have symptoms) 

• to other parts of China, including Macau and Hong Kong, in the last 14 days and have a cough, high temperature or shortness of breath (even if it's mild) 

• to Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Republic of Korea or Malaysia in the last 14 days and have a cough, high temperature or shortness of breath (even if it's mild) 

• in close contact with someone with confirmed Coronavirus

Do not go to a GP surgery, community pharmacy or hospital. Call 111, stay indoors and avoid close contact with other people. 

Further information is available on nhs.uk.

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Coronavirus update 14 February 2020

Coronavirus has been confirmed in the UK.  If you have a cough, fever, or shortness of breath and have travelled to an infected area, or been in contact with a confirmed case in the last 14 days, DO NOT attend your GP surgery.  Stay at home and dial 1 1 1 for advice immediately.

Public Health England Advice below 

Coronavirus

all travellers who develop relevant symptoms, however mild, within 14 days of returning from mainland China, should self-isolate at home immediately and call NHS 111. 

all travellers from Wuhan and Hubei Province should self-isolate for 14 days, even if they do not have symptoms, due to the increased risk from that area

You should look for any of the following symptoms in the 14 days after the day you return from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, or Thailand:

• cough
• difficulty in breathing
• fever (a temperature of 38 degrees C or higher)

If you have any of these symptoms, you should:

• if it is an emergency, call 999 and tell them which country you have returned from in the last 14 days
• if you are unwell, but it is not an emergency, call NHS 111 and tell them which country you have returned from in the last 14 days

Whilst you await further advice from NHS 111:

• avoid contact with others
• stay at home, do not attend work or school
• do not travel while sick
• cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when coughing or sneezing. Throw tissues in the bin
• wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser if soap and water are not available

For further information on what to do

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-guidance-to-assist-professionals-in-advising-the-general-public