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Stay at home guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
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Stay at home: what to do if you or someone you share your home with has coronavirus symptoms (easy-read guide)
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Guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Bengali)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Simplified Chinese)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Traditional Chinese)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (French)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Gujarati)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Polish)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Portuguese)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Punjabi)
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Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection (Urdu)
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households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection
households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection
An illustration demonstrating a worked example for household self-isolation is included.
Last updated 11 June 2021+ show all updates11 June 2021
Added information on contacts organising a PCR test and added recommendation for those with symptoms to organise a test even if symptoms are mild.
Updated to include Universal Testing Offer.
Reinforced advice for those who have been fully vaccinated. Guidance updated regarding follow-up PCR for positive assisted LFD tests.
Added illustration demonstrating a worked example for household self-isolation and updated translations and easy-read guidance.
Updated to reflect legal duty for public to isolate following a positive LFD test. Added information for staff being tested regularly in care homes, the NHS and schools.
Added Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu translations.
Updated Guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection to reflect change in self-isolation period for contacts from 14 to 10 days.
Updated Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection with changes in self-isolation.
Added updated easy-read version and translations for Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Updated guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together with information on how COVID-19 is spread and on financial support and the enforcement of self-isolation. All translations have been removed while awaiting update.
Added information on actions to take in case of a negative test result, enforcement of self-isolation, and aerosol transmission.
Updated to include new legal requirements for self-isolation.
Updated to include new legal requirements for self-isolation due to come into effect on 28 September 2020.
Updated guidance to include the new legal requirements for self-isolation due to come into effect on 28 September 2020.
Updated link on support bubbles in guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together.
Revised language in relation to self-isolation.
Updated translated versions to reflect changes to core guidance.
Updated translated versions to reflect changes to core guidance.
Updated easy read version with changes to self-isolation period.
Removed Stay at Home guidance for households: current guidelines illustrated PDF, as out of date.
Updated to reflect the extension of self-isolation to 10 days.
Updated link to information on local restrictions.
Updated information on disposal of used face coverings.
Updated information on disposal of used face coverings.
Added local lockdowns guidance link to guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has possible or confirmed coronavirus infection.
Updated Guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection to align with Test and Trace regulations.
Updated Stay at home: guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Added guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Amended text in section on Self-isolation to be consistent with text about Household isolation.
Added translated versions of guidance.
Added Stay at home guidance for households: illustration document.
Updated guidance to include information for households with a possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
NHS Test and Trace: what to do if you are contacted
Guidance for contacts of people with confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection who do not live with the person
Making a support bubble with another household
NHS Test and Trace in the workplace
Coronavirus (COVID-19): adult social care guidance
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