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:
- Almost 80% of adults have been vaccinated once for COVID-19
- Over 55% 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.:
The national lockdown in England as at June 14
Some of the rules on what you can and cannot do change on May 17. You can read the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021’ for more information on the roadmap out of lockdown in England.
- England remains in Step 3
- If you’re in an area where the new COVID-19 variant (known as Delta) is spreading
- Keeping yourself and others safe
- Getting tested for COVID-19
- Meeting family and friends outdoors
- Meeting friends and family indoors (rule of 6)
- Support bubbles
- Going to work
- Going to school or college
- Universities and higher education
- Childcare
- Parent and child groups
- Providing care or assistance
- Support groups
- Exercise, sport and physical activity
- Funerals and linked commemorative events
- Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies and receptions
- Significant life events
- Places of worship
- Volunteering and charitable services
- Other circumstances where you can gather in larger groups
- If you break the rules
- Care home visits
- Staying away from home overnight
- Travelling within England
- Travelling within the UK, the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands
- International travel
- Moving home
- Financial support
- Businesses and venues
- Healthcare and public services
- Driving lessons and learning to drive
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
