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Government and NHS guidelines are regularly updated.
Please follow their guidance to protect yourselves and others.
There are many illnesses that can give rise to concern. Please contact your GP or NHS 111 if
you are worried; or call 999 if seriously unwell.
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are a recent onset of any of
the following:
• A new continuous cough
• A high temperature
• A loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell shortness of breath
• feeling tired or exhausted
• an aching body
• a headache
• a sore throat
• a blocked or runny nose
• loss of appetite
• diarrhoea
• feeling sick or being sick
Schools should continue to ask children who are unwell with some other common childhood
infectious diseases to remain at home until they are 48 hours symptom free. These include
but are not limited to, diarrhoea, vomiting, flu like symptoms and chicken pox. Go to
www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-protection-in-schools-and-other-childcarefacilities
Public health advice for People with COVID-19 and their contacts changed from 1 April. There
is no legal requirement to isolate but anyone with symptoms should try and stay at home and
away from others to avoid passing on the virus. From 1st April, anyone with a covid symptoms
will be advised to try and stay home and avoid contact with people for 5 days, which is when
they are most infectious. For children and young people aged 18 and under, the advice is
avoid contact with people for 3 days
