Update on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

I know that many constituents will be concerned by Coronavirus (Covid-19). Below are some links that you may find helpful. Please do email me on [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

Last updated: 26/06/2020

Created: 12/03/2020

Government guidance here:
Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can't do after 4 July >

Advise links below include:

NHS and charities health advice >

Some benefits and carers help links >

Shopping help links >

Travel advice >

Advice at work >

Advice from Sunderland City Council >

Support in the community (Local Community Facebook pages) >

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and Security links>

How your business can help >

Help advice from some of the main banks >

Help for housing and utilities >

General health advice from Public Health England >

Some legal advice help pages >

Some NHS and charities Health advice:

NHS 111 Online Service: Check the advice here >

Update from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust here >

Advice from Public Health England is regularly updated here >

Advice for pregnant women from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists here >

Advice from Asthma UK here >

Advice from the British Lung Foundation here >

Advice from Macmillan Cancer Support here >

Advice from Cancer Research UK here >

Advice from the Eve Appeal here >

Age UK advice on how to look after yourself and your loved ones here >

Marie Curie's check in and chat here >

British Dietician Association advice page >

Sunderland NHS Clinical Commissioning Group updae >

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Some shopping help links

Morrison's delivery help page >

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Travel advice:

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Advice on travel can be found here >

Foreign and Commonwealth Office response can be found here >

Advice from ABTA can be found here >

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Advice at work:

Gov UK Help and support for businesses here >

Gov UK advice on the Job Retention Scheme here >

Advice for businesses and self employed here >

Unite the Union Members hotline here >

FSB Advice and support from the Federation of Small Businesses here >

Business support from Barclays here >

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Advice from Sunderland City Council:

Sunderland City Council advice here >

Do you need support or do you want to support others in our area? Then click here >

Report a business that should not be operating during Covid-19 here >

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Support in the community (Local Community Facebook pages):

In the Sunderland North Wards - Castle and Redhill - here >

In Sunderland West Wards - St Anne’s - here >

In the Washington Wards here >

Neighbourly volunteering for Age UK here >

CISWO the Coal Mining Charity

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Support from Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness:

Coronavirus Response Fund >

Stay safe online >

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How your business can help:

Call for businesses to help make NHS ventilators >

Any additional offers for support should be sent to: [email protected]. People will be directed towards a webform to fill in with the relevant information. You can also call 0300 456 3565.

A separate mailbox has been established to help facilitate any offers for help from business aside from ventilators. These offers can be in relation to property, logistics, food supply, other medical equipment, and so on. The more information which businesses/people can provide about their offer, the better. The email address for these additional business offers is [email protected].

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Help advice from some of the main banks:

Lloyd's Banking Group >

Santander >

HSBC >

Barclays >

NatWest >

Advice from the Money Advice Service >

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Help from Housing and Utilities:

Gentoo >

Gentoo position statement >

Utilita (smart pay-as-you-go energy company) support >

Northumbrian Water >

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Generally

Please follow Public Health England's advice:

- wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds

- always wash your hands when you get home or into work

- use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available

- cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze

- put used tissues in the bin straight away and wash your hands afterwards

- try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell

If you are concerned about your health, then please visit NHS 111 here >

Stay at home if you or anyone in your house has coronavirus symptoms

Stay at home for 14 days if you or anyone in your house has either:

- a high temperature
- a new, continuous cough

- loss of or a change in your normal sense of smell and taste

Do NOT go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.

How long to stay at home:

- if you have symptoms, stay at home for 7 days
- if you live with other people, they should stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person got symptoms
- if you live with someone who is 70 or over, has a long-term condition, is pregnant or has a weakened immune system, try to find somewhere else for 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.

You do not need to contact 111 to tell them you're staying at home.

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