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Advice re: COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Dear Vibers,

Your health is of our utmost concern. Hence, please be aware of the following important information recently issued by Public Health England…

Further, we would advise that you make any people that you are living with, or are in close contact with, aware of this information also…

1) If you have returned from the following areas since February 19, call NHS111 to inform them of your recent travel, stay indoors and avoid contact with other people even if you do not have symptoms:

  • Iran
  • Specific lockdown areas in Northern Italy* as designated by the Government of Italy
  • Daegu or Cheongdo, Republic of Korea)
  • Hubei province, China (returned in the past 14 days)

2) If you have returned from the following areas since February 19th and develop symptoms, however mild, you should stay indoors at home and avoid contact with other people immediately and call NHS111. You do not need to follow this advice if you have no symptoms.

  • Northern Italy (see map)
  • Vietnam
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Myanmar

3) If you have returned to the UK from any of the following areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately stay indoors and avoid contact with other people, call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country.

  • Other parts of China outside Hubei province
  • Thailand
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Hong Kong
  • Taiwan
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Macau

Further guidance for educational settings has been published at the following links and will be updated as soon as possible with the above advice and any further changes: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidanceto-educational-settings-about-covid-19

Information for the public: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our team.

Take care and thanks for your time!

The Vibe Team

Comments (3)

    Thank you for sharing this. Already following @DHSCgov.uk & @FCOtravel. My work place, Harrow Council is also updating us with latest advice via our team leaders.

    Hi there,
    I am working with Vibe three days a week at one school- how would SSP work if the school was to shut? Also, how does SSP works with quarantine?
    Thanks,
    Kate Bias

    Hey Kate – we will get your Vibe team to give you a call to answer these questions and any others that you have!

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