Covid-19

·         Latest information on coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

·         NHS information on coronavirus: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

·         Q&A from Public Health England on coronavirus: https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/23/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/

·         Public Health England’s guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other organisations: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-guidance

·         The latest travel advice can be found here:? https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus

·         Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Twitter:? https://twitter.com/mhclg

·         enhanced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) recommendations for a wide range of health and social care contexts

·         inclusion of individual and organisational risk assessment at local level to inform PPE use

·         recommendation of single sessional (extended) use of some PPE items

·         re-usable PPE can be used. Advice on suitable decontamination arrangements should be obtained from the manufacturer, supplier or local infection control

·         guidance for when case status is unknown and SARS-CoV-2 is circulating at high levels

·         recommendation on patient use of facemasks