Department for Education – COVID-19 Update

Government Coronavirus action plan

Yesterday, the Coronavirus action plan was launched. This document sets out what the UK as a whole has done to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and what it plans to do next.

The action plan can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan

The document includes:

what we know about the virus and the disease it causes how we have planned for an infectious disease outbreak, such as the current coronavirus outbreak the actions we have taken so far in response to the current coronavirus outbreak what we are planning to do next, depending upon the course the current coronavirus outbreak takes the role the public can play in supporting this response, now and in the future

Current advice remains in place: No school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.

The importance of hygiene

Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19, especially washing hands more; and the catch it, bin it, kill it strategy for those with coughs and sneezes.

Please help us continue to share simple and effective hand hygiene messages at home and where you work.