Latest figures: Friday, January 15
- Total number of lab-confirmed UK cases: 3,316,019
- Daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases: 55,761
- Total number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths: 87,295
- Daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths: 1,280
More government data can be found here including lab confirmed cases by age and sex.
National lockdown in force
A third lockdown came into force on January 5, 2021.
Summary: what you can and cannot do during the national lockdown
You must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. You should follow this guidance immediately. The law will be updated to reflect these new rules.
Leaving home
You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to:
- shop for basic necessities, for you or a vulnerable person
- go to work, or provide voluntary or charitable services, if you cannot reasonably do so from home
- exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.
- meet your support bubble or childcare bubble where necessary, but only if you are legally permitted to form one
- seek medical assistance or avoid injury, illness or risk of harm (including domestic abuse)
- attend education or childcare – for those eligible
Education
Colleges, primary and secondary schools will remain open only for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers. All other children will learn remotely until February half term. Early Years settings remain open.
Higher Education provision will remain online until mid-February for all except future critical worker courses.
If you do leave home for a permitted reason, you should always stay local in the village, town, or part of the city where you live. You may leave your local area for a legally permitted reason, such as for work.
Meeting others
You cannot leave your home to meet socially with anyone you do not live with or are not in a support bubble with (if you are legally permitted to form one).
You may exercise on your own, with one other person, or with your household or support bubble.
You should not meet other people you do not live with, or have formed a support bubble with, unless for a permitted reason.
Stay 2 metres apart from anyone not in your household.
Clinically extremely vulnerable people
Clinically extremely vulnerable people are advised to stay at home as much as possible, except to go outdoors for exercise or to attend health appointments. If they cannot work from home, they are advised not to go to work and can claim any support where eligible.
Detailed guidance on shielding and protecting clinically extremely vulnerable
Health advice
- For health advice view the latest Covid-19 information from the NHS
- Download the NHS COVID-19 App to log symptoms, book a test and get alerts of cases nearby.
- Got symptoms, book a test: If you have symptoms of Covid-19 it is important that you get a test. Call 119 or book a test online.
- Symptoms and what to do
- Self-isolation if you or someone you live with has symptoms
- More information
Mental health advice
Our 24/7 mental health helplines are there to help adults and children in all our regions.
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire
Ring NHS 111
Bath and North East Somerset
What time is it? | The number to phone: |
9am – 5pm on a weekday | 01865 903777 |
5pm – 9am on a weekday or on weekends | 01865 901000 |
Other useful sources of support in your area: | Off The Record
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Wiltshire
What time is it? | The number to phone: |
9am – 5pm on a weekday | 01865 903777 |
5pm – 9am on a weekday or on weekends | 01865 901000 |
Other useful sources of support in your area: | On Your Mind
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Swindon
What time is it? | The number to phone: |
9am – 5pm on a weekday | 01793 463177 |
5pm – 9am on a weekday or on weekends | 01865 901000 |
Other useful sources of support in your area: | Swindon local offer
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For more mental health advice, see:
- Every Mind Matters: 10 tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus
- Every Mind Matters: how to look after your mental wellbeing while staying at home
- strength and flex exercises you can do at home
Pregnancy advice
If you’re pregnant and worried about coronavirus, you can get advice about coronavirus and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Domestic abuse
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse. The household isolation instruction as a result of Coronavirus does not apply if you need to leave your home to escape domestic abuse.
Hands. Face. Space
1 in 3 people who have coronavirus have no symptoms and will be spreading it without realising it. So act like you could have it and don’t meet up with others.
Remember – ‘Hands. Face. Space.’
- hands – wash your hands regularly and for 20 seconds
- face – wear a face covering in indoor settings where social distancing may be difficult, and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet
- space – stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing face coverings)
Vaccine roll out
Information on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout
View the latest government information about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
View the latest information from the NHS about COVID-19 vaccinations.