Current Covid 19 Guidance for Under 18’s

Try to stay at home and avoid contact with others if you have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) or have symptoms of COVID-19.

If a child or young person has a positive COVID-19 test result they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day they took the test, if they can. After 3 days, if they feel well and do not have a high temperature, the risk of passing the infection on to others is much lower. This is because children and young people tend to be infectious to other people for less time than adults.

Children and young people who usually go to school, college or childcare and who live with someone who has a positive COVID-19 test result should continue to attend as normal.

How to reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with if you have COVID-19

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If you have COVID-19, there is a high risk that others in your household will catch it from you. There are several things you can do to reduce the spread of infection in your household.

1. Limit close contact with others. Spend as little time as possible in communal areas.
2. Regularly clean frequently touched surfaces and shared rooms like kitchens and bathrooms.
3. Wash your hands regularly using soap and water, particularly after coughing and sneezing.
4. Get help where possible from those you live with. Ask for help with cleaning and being brought food safely to avoid unnecessary contact.
5. Use a face covering if you need to spend time in shared spaces.
6. Keep rooms well ventilated.
7. Catch coughs and sneezes in disposable tissues and put them straight in the bin.

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People with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19

People with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19 (Arabic) (PDF, 208 KB, 11 pages)

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Reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Arabic (PDF, 438 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Bengali (PDF, 429 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Chinese simplified (PDF, 421 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Chinese traditional (PDF, 426 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Farsi (PDF, 458 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) French (PDF, 392 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Gujarati (PDF, 417 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Hindi (PDF, 427 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Russian (PDF, 352 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Pashto (PDF, 458 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Polish (PDF, 392 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Portuguese (PDF, 390 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Punjabi Gurmukhi (PDF, 415 KB, 1 page)

COVID-19: reduce the spread of infection with the people you live with (infographic) Punjabi Shahmuki (PDF, 442 KB, 1 page)

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