Covid 19 Clinically Vulnerable Advice - Covid-19 Realtime Info
But for some people the risk is higher.
Covid 19 clinically vulnerable advice. There are 2 levels of higher risk. A freephone helpline to help those in vulnerable groups to access information advice and support in relation to covid 19 is open 900 am to 500pm monday to friday. These workers are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus. Universities will also take into account that health protection scotland hps advice which reiterates that people should not travel if they exhibit any covid 19 symptoms.
It means from today saturday august. The rules around the clinically vulnerable and coronavirus have changed now shielding has officially ended in most of england as of yesterday friday july 31. Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from covid 19 updated 18 august 2020. In england the risk of getting coronavirus is now low enough that youre no longer advised to shield.
Get coronavirus support as a clinically extremely vulnerable person the service is not open for new registrations because people arent being advised to shield in most of england from 1 august 2020. If youre at high risk clinically extremely vulnerable from coronavirus covid 19 you were advised to take extra steps to protect yourself until 1 august 2020. Clinically extremely vulnerable workers. This guidance is government advice and its your personal choice.
Ending support for extremely vulnerable people shielding from coronavirus while pausing the easing of lockdown restrictions in england has been described by a leading charity as perverse. This was called shielding. During the coronavirus covid 19 outbreak the government has defined some people as clinically extremely vulnerable previously described as shielded. A third of clinically vulnerable people admit they did not stick to governments shielding advice during coronavirus crisis official survey reveals survey of 4000 people by the ons found 67.
From 1 august 2020 those who were shielding can go back to workplaces where they cannot work from home. High risk clinically extremely vulnerable moderate risk clinically vulnerable.