Main points from today
- Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, lead the briefing again today.
- 4,244 new cases down slightly from 4,324 yesterday. 3,605 total deaths with 684 new deaths.
- 26 million pieces of PPE delivered yesterday.
- Nightingale hospital in London completed in 9 days, 4,000 beds.
- 2,000 critical care beds available (not including the new nightingale hospital).
Latest Guidance (employment and business)
Claim for wage costs through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Claim a grant through the coronavirus (COVID-19) Self-employment Income Support Scheme
No further guidance today.
Latest Guidance (health)
Nothing new today online.
A question came up today. An employee with symptoms self-isolates for 7 days and their family self-isolate for 14 days. The employee returns to work after 7 days and their partner goes to work after 14 days. Partner is then sent home after developing symptoms. Does the entire household need to self- isolate again for 14 days? We have spoken to a GP and the answer is no, the household do not need to self-isolate for a further 14 days, only the person with symptoms needs to isolate for 7 days. This did not appear to be covered in the guidance online. If in doubt call NHS 111.
Schools
Educational settings self-reporting online form: frequently asked questions (FAQ) – Updated attendance recording frequently asked questions with further guidance 9:47am, 3 April 2020.
GCSEs, AS and A level awarding: summer 2020 – Information for schools, students and parents on how qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020. New guidance published 11:00am, 3 April 2020
General Guidance
The general coronavirus guidance starts here:-
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
