Coronavirus Information
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Government Issued Updates - as at 25.02.2020
Message from Norfolk.Gov.UK - as at 25.02.2020Following a change in the case definition for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and updated Please check that page regularly as the advice is subject to ongoing review. The specific area of Italy is identified on the map accessible from this link . Public Health England have also published advice for educational settings Governement Guidance for COVID-19: guidance for educational settings ______________________________________________________________________ Message from The Department Of Education regarding
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Please share this guidance with your staff and cascade as appropriate.
Latest information
Updates on Coronavirus:
Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas:
Public Health England blog:
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Message from The Department Of Education regarding Coronavirus - 12.02.2020
The government is monitoring Coronavirus and taking action at home and abroad.
The risk to individuals remains low.
Please share the guidance below with your staff and cascade as appropriate.
Please display the updated posters in relevant public spaces:
Advice to those who have travelled recently
Public Health England has changed the advice for individuals who have travelled recently as follows:
Travellers from Wuhan and Hubei Province
If you have travelled from Wuhan or Hubei Province to the UK in the last 14 days you should immediately:
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Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.
Travellers from other parts of China and other specified areas
This advice applies to travellers who have returned to the UK from the following areas:
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If you have returned to the UK from any of these areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately:
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Encouraging good hygiene
As always, if you have symptoms of a cold or flu, then there are measures you can take to stop germs:
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Latest information
Updates on Coronavirus:
Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas:
Public Health England blog:
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Message from The Department Of Education regarding Coronavirus - 04.02.20
Coronavirus – Advice for all early years providers, schools and further education providers
The government is closely monitoring the spread of the Coronavirus and is taking action at home and abroad.
The overall risk of Coronavirus to the UK remains moderate. However we understand that people may be concerned where there are children, students or staff returning from or visiting China.
Public Health England and the Foreign Office have issued advice for anyone travelling to the area. This can be found at:
Latest information and advice can also be found at:
Please share this advice with your staff and cascade as appropriate.
Advice for parents/guardians
You should not be unduly worried about the possibility of your children catching the Coronavirus.
There is no reason why your children should not continue to attend their early years, school or further education setting as normal.
We recognise that some families or children may be planning to travel to China during the forthcoming half term period. If so, please refer to the FCO’s latest travel advice via the link above.
What action you can take
A UK wide campaign has been launched to provide clear advice on how to slow the spread of Coronavirus.
Please help to support the campaign which promotes basic hygiene practices, such as regularly washing hands and always sneezing into a tissue, to stem the spread of viruses.
You can do this by:
Displaying this poster in relevant public spaces:
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