Public Health Wales - Covid-19 Information

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The NHS and Public Health Wales (PHW) 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.

 

Get the latest NHS information and advice about  COVID-19

 

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Coronavirus - Government information and advice.

 

 

Stay at home if you have Coronavirus symptoms

Stay at home if you have either:

 

• a high temperature – you feel hot to touch on your chest or back

• a new, continuous cough – this means you've started coughing repeatedly

• a loss of taste and/or smell

 

 

 

The latest advice is to self-isolate for 14 days  if you have a new continuous cough, high temperature or loss of taste or smell.

If you live with other people, the entire household should stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person gets symptoms.

 

If you live with someone who is 70 or over, has long-term condition, is pregnant or has a weakened immune system, try to find somewhere else from them to stay for 14 days, If you have to stay at home together, try to keep away from each other as much as  possible.

 

If you are worried about symptoms of Coronavirus you should use the NHS Direct Wales online symptoms checker at

 

www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/COVID19

 

You should only call 111 if the symptoms checker advises you to.

 

Please do not attend you GP Surgery, Community Pharmacy or A&E department if you have any symptoms of Novel Coronavisrus to stop the spread of infection.

 

You can help stop the spread of Novel Coronavirus by ensuring you practise good hygiene. Cough and Sneeze into a tissue, bin it and immediately wash your hand with soap and hot water for at least 20 second.

 

For up to date advice please visit  phw.nhs.wales/coronavirus

 

Use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service if:

 

you feel you cannot cope with your symptoms at home

your condition gets worse

your symptoms do not get better after 7 days

Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

 

Advice in other parts of the UK

• Check your symptoms in Scotland

• Check your symptoms in Wales

• Northern Ireland: call 111

 

For region specific information and advice in:

• England visit nhs.uk

• Wales visit phw.nhs.wales

• Scotland visit nhsinform.scot

• Northern Ireland visit HSC

• Ireland visit HSE

 

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