How to stop COVID-19 spreading

There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19.

Hands

• Wash your hands regularly and for at least 20 seconds.

Face

• Cover your face in enclosed spaces, especially where social distancing may be difficult and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet.
• You must wear face masks on public transport, in shops and several other indoor settings. 

Space

• Stay 2 metres apart where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place.
• Keep your distance from people who are outside your household or support bubble.
• You must not meet anyone except your own household indoors.
• Limit outdoor social gatherings (including abiding by the ‘rule of 6’) and avoid crowded places.

What to do if you develop symptoms of COVID 19:

• If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, you should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared.
• Get a test as soon as possible, within the first 8 days of having symptoms.
• All other household members who remain well must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days.
• The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.
• Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.
• Household members staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community.
• If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:

• new continuous cough and/or
• high temperature
• a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)

For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

If you or or anyone in the household does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/ or by phoning 111.

Further Information

Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus