The NHS and the Public Health Agency are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal.

 

Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms

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•a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

•a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual) ​

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Testing and isolation periods have also changed.  For further information on both testing and isolation please click here