What to do if you have symptoms
Stay at home for 7 days if you have either:
- a high temperature
- a new continuous cough
if you live with other people, they should stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person got symptoms.
This will help to protect others in your community while you are infectious.
Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.
You do not need to contact NHS 111 to tell them you’re staying at home.
Testing for coronavirus is not needed if you’re staying at home.
The ‘stay at home’ guidance is the latest advice from Government aimed at delaying the
spread of the virus. This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-people-with-confirmed-or-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
All the government advice and guidance to the public, businesses, and other sectors is available via the gov.uk online hub here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Advice for patients is available on nhs.uk, including symptoms and action to take www.nhs.uk/coronavirus
