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• Coronavirus Update - Importance of Hygiene

  Fri 06 Mar 2020

  The importance of hygiene

  Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19, especially washing hands more; and the catch it, bin it, kill it strategy for those with coughs and sneezes.

  Wash your hands more often for 20 seconds with soap and hot water.

  In addition to handwashing before eating and after sneezing, both children and staff should also wash hands after using toilets and after travelling on public transport.

   

  Updated travel advice for travellers returning from Italy

  The advice remains the same for travellers returning from the lockdown areas of Italy, that you should self-isolate even if you are not showing symptoms. The advice for other parts of Italy has been expanded to cover the whole country: if you have returned from anywhere else in Italy outside of the lockdown areas, you should self-isolate if you develop symptoms and call NHS 111.

  The latest travel guidance can be found here:

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas-with-implications-for-returning-travellers-or-visitors-arriving-in-the-uk

  Further information on what you should do if you are asked to self-isolate can be found here:

  https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/20/what-is-self-isolation-and-why-is-it-important/     Department for Education coronavirus helpline The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is now available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows: Phone: 0800 046 8687 Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday) Where to find the latest information Updates on COVID-19: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

• Importance of hygiene - Coronavirus update

  Fri 06 Mar 2020

  Government Coronavirus action plan

  On Tuesday, the Coronavirus action plan was launched. This document sets out what the UK as a whole has done to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and what it plans to do next.

  The action plan can be found here:

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan

  Action plan overview

  The action plan sets out a four phased approach in response to the Coronavirus – Contain, Delay, Mitigate, and Research. An approach designed by world leading experts.

  As there are already cases in the UK, the current emphasis is on the Contain and Research phases, but planning for Delay and Mitigation is already in train.

  As part of the Contain phase, we have been providing advice about educational settings in England, which can be found on Public Health England’s website. We also launched a DfE helpline to manage the flow of increasing queries, from providers parents and young people.

  Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19, especially washing hands more; and the catch it, bin it, kill it strategy for those with coughs and sneezes – also help in delaying the peak of the infection.

  The action plan is a framework that outlines the types of options open to government in each of these four phases. But this document is only a list of the types of measures we could consider – not those we are planning to implement.

  Current advice remains in place: No school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.

  The importance of hygiene

  Yesterday, the Department of Health and Social Care launched a public information campaign that focuses on the importance of handwashing. Washing hands for 20 seconds is central to prevent and slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-information-campaign-focuses-on-handwashing

  Department for Education Coronavirus helpline

  On Monday we launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

  Phone: 0800 046 8687
  Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
  Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

  Where to find the latest information

  Updates on COVID-19:

  https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

• Government Coronavirus Action Plan

  Wed 04 Mar 2020

  Government Coronavirus action plan

  Yesterday, the Coronavirus action plan was launched. This document sets out what the UK as a whole has done to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and what it plans to do next.

  The action plan can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan

  The document includes:

  what we know about the virus and the disease it causes how we have planned for an infectious disease outbreak, such as the current coronavirus outbreak the actions we have taken so far in response to the current coronavirus outbreak what we are planning to do next, depending upon the course the current coronavirus outbreak takes the role the public can play in supporting this response, now and in the future

  Current advice remains in place: No school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.

   

  The importance of hygiene

  Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19, especially washing hands more; and the catch it, bin it, kill it strategy for those with coughs and sneezes.

  Please help us in sharing simple and effective hand hygiene messages.

  https://twitter.com/NHSuk/status/1235112744917049346

  Public Health England has a dedicated webpage with a range of posters and digital materials at:

  https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/101-coronavirus-/resources

   

  Department for Education Coronavirus helpline

  On Monday we launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

  Phone: 0800 046 8687
  Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
  Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

  Where to find the latest information

  Updates on COVID-19:

  https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

• Coronavirus Helpline

  Wed 04 Mar 2020
   

  Department for Education Coronavirus helpline Yesterday, we launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows: Phone: 0800 046 8687 Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday) No school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England. Where to find the latest information Updates on COVID-19: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Guidance for educational settings: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19 Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus

• Coronavirus Update for Schools

  Mon 02 Mar 2020
  Coronavirus DfE poster - please click to view the latest update for educational settings. Thank you.