Booster vaccinations & flu vaccinations are being administered.
STAY SAFE! Continue to practice social distancing.
WEAR A MASK WHEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND IN SHOPS.
If anyone becomes unwell with a new, continuous cough or a high temperature do NOT go to your GP. Contact NHS 111 online service or call 111 if you don’t have internet access.
For the latest recommendations from our Government, Click HERE.
If you don’t have family, friends or a support network that can help you get the things you need, you can call 01305 221022, 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week to get specific help and advice.
Alternatively, you can email communityresponse@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Up to date action being taken by Dorset Police re: the coronavirus – Click HERE.
They have a Frequently Asked Questions page HERE
What to do if someone dies. Click HERE
WHO ARE THE KEY WORKERS?
The following information was gathered from the GOV.UK website and is subject to change as further guidance is announced.
- Health and social Care
This includes but is not limited to doctors, midwives, Paramedics, nurses, social workers, care workers, frontline health and social care staff including volunteers. UK health and social sector specialist and support staff. People working in the health and social care supply chain. Medicine, medical and personal protective equipment producers and distributors.
- Education and Childcare
Social workers, teaching and support staff and childcare. As well as specialist educational professionals who must remain active during COVID-19 to deliver this approach,
- Key Public Services
This includes people who are essential to the justice system, religious staff, charities and frontline services workers. As well as those responsible for managing the deceased, public service broadcasters and journalists.
- Local and National Government
Administrative occupations essential to the effective delivery of the COVID 19 response or the delivering of essential public services e.g. payment of benefits, government agencies and arms lengths bodies.
- Public Safety and National Security
Police and support staff. Armed forces personnel (anyone critical to the delivery of key defence and national security outputs as well as those essential to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic), ministry of defence civilians, contractors. Fire and rescue service employees and support staff. National crime agency staff, border security staff, prison and probation staff and other national security roles, including those overseas.
- Transport
Includes people who will keep the water, air, road and rail passenger and freight transport modes operating during the COVID-19 response. This includes those who work on transport systems through which supply chains pass.
- Financial Services, Communication and Utilities
Essential financial services provision staff (including but not limited to bank workers, building societies and financial market infrastructure). The oil, gas, electricity, sewage and water sectors. The I.T and data infrastructure sector as well as the primary industry supplies to continue during the COVID-19 response, as well as key nuclear, chemical, telecommunications staff. Which includes but is not limited to network operations, field engineering, call centre staff, IT and Data infrastructure, 111 and 999 critical services, postal services and delivery, waste disposal sectors and payment providers.
The Village’s (1st) Lockdown Poem HERE.
The Village’s Playlist (1st Lockdown) HERE.
