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From todays letter from the govt about Coronavirus. I don't think this is quite what they meant!!


NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others.

:-( :-|

oops :-D :-D :-D

Oh dear :-0 and some will :-(

It looks as though Boris is not just dragging his feet, he has foot-in-mouth disease!

How did that blunder slip through?

Is it a long letter, Andysmum? If not, why don't you type it on here then I can put mine straight in the bin when it comes? :-0 :-D

I hate getting mail now. :-|

It's not a letter, JoyLouise, it's a daily email that is sent to every household in the country - or at least that's what I thought.

To be fair, it is actually quite useful, as it updates you on what the govt is recommending re social distancing, staying at home, when you should self-isolate, payments for small businesses etc.

On the subject of proper mail, I read the other day that Royal Mail is only delivering junk mail when they have other mail for the same address. Not sure how they decide what is junk mail, but I'm not complaining!

Think our post has been doing that for a while here Andys mum.

Oh. Now that we could do with a bit of extra paper Royal Mail is cutting down! :-0

I havnt had an email from the goverment at all. :( :-S

Nor me :-(

Neither have I :-(. I am feeling even more invisible than usual; first Waitrose contacts a number of over 70s round here, but not me, and now the government is ignoring me too :-|. They’re not ignoring my daughter though. Every time she gets in her car she gets a text saying “Stay Home”. Good job she doesn’t as she is one of the teachers keeping schools open for key workers children!

I have been investigating why we are getting these emails, and OH thinks he asked for them!!

So I looked at the latest one and at the bottom it tells you how to get them. If anyone is interested, here is today's in full. I should add that the bit under page summary is in blue and a link to more detail if you want it.

Daily update from GOV.?UK.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK government response

NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others

Page summary
A new Coronavirus Status Checker will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak.

Change made
First published.

Time updated
10:58am, 4 April 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19): scaling up testing programmes

Page summary
How the government intends to scale up testing programmes to provide a test to anyone who needs one.

Change made
First published.

Time updated
2:50pm, 4 April 2020

COVID-19: guidance for health professionals

Page summary
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.

Change made
Added ‘management of exposed healthcare workers and patients in hospital settings’.

Time updated
5:03pm, 4 April 2020

Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 4 April 2020

Page summary
Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis.

Change made
First published.

Time updated
5:14pm, 4 April 2020

Foreign Office steps up plans to bring home Britons stranded overseas

Page summary
Foreign Office is to step up plans to bring home Britons stranded overseas

Change made
First published.

Time updated
10:30pm, 4 April 2020

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