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

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

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

For more mental health advice, see:

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

Face mask exemptions

In settings where face coverings are required in England, there are some circumstances, for health, age or equality reasons, where people are not expected to wear face coverings. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances, noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings, and that the reasons for this may not be visible to others.

Exemption Cards

Some people may feel more comfortable showing something that says they do not have to wear a face covering.This could be in the form of an exemption card, badge or even a home-made sign.

This is a personal choice and is not necessary in law. Those who have an age, health or disability reason for not wearing a face covering should not be routinely asked to give any written evidence of this. Written evidence includes exemption cards.

Access exemption card templates

Guidance in other languages

Race Equality Foundation has produced a national resource of written and audio translated materials of the guidance on coronavirus and other information to support those with dementia, their families and carers. The materials have been translated into the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Punjabi, Portuguese, Polish, Somali and Urdu.

Covid-19 translated resources