Head of COVID 19 Advice and Guidance / Senior Medical Adviser / Consultant in Public Health @UKHSA #bevanprog Views my own
Apr 1, 2022 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
From today, most people will no longer have access to free COVID testing. This morning we have published #publichealth guidance to reflect these changes 1/18
gov.uk/guidance/peopl…
If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, such as COVID-19, and you have a high temperature or do not feel well enough to go to work/carry out normal activities, public health advice is to try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people 2/18
Dec 22, 2021 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
We have updated self-isolation guidance. From today, if you have COVID, it is possible to end SI after 7 days rather than 10, as long as you have two negative LFD tests *taken 24 hours apart*. gov.uk/government/pub…
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You can now take an LFD test from the 6th day of SI, and another 24 hrs later. If both are negative, *and you do not have a high temperature*, you can end SI *after the 2nd -ve test result*. Many COVID symptoms can last a long time but this does not = still infectious 2/13
Mar 15, 2020 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Key messages from the government re: what happens next, a thread.
I have pulled out (and paraphrased, and commented on) the key bits from the article but the paywall has been lifted google.co.uk/amp/s/www.tele…1. “Government’s goal is to PROTECT LIFE from COVID, our strategy is to PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE, and protect the NHS.” The capitals here are mine. This is what public health professionals do. But the first two are often in tension with the third.
