Coronavirus: Public Information

The Government and NHS are well prepared to deal with the Coronavirus.

A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease.

A key source of information for the public can be found here. A blog by Public Health England is  updated regularly with the latest information and provides some helpful answers to frequently asked questions.

You can also follow the Department of Health and Social Care on Twitter – they will post at 2pm every day.

The latest travel advice can be found here.