Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do

Stay at home

  • Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home)
  • If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people at all times
  • Wash your hands as soon as you get home

Do not meet others, even friends or family.

You can spread the virus even if you don’t have symptoms.

Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.

Guidance and regulation

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  1. Check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

    Find out if you’re eligible and how much you can claim to cover wages for employees on temporary leave ('furlough') due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

  2. Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK

    The latest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk level in the UK.

  3. Claim a grant through the coronavirus (COVID-19) Self-employment Income Support Scheme

    Use this scheme if you're self-employed or a member of a partnership in the UK and have lost income due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

  4. Claim for wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

    Claim for 80% of your employee’s wages plus any employer National Insurance and pension contributions, if you have put them on furlough because of coronavirus (COVID-19).

  5. Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested

    Guidance on coronavirus testing for essential workers who are self-isolating.

  6. Work out 80% of your employees' wages to claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

    Find out how to calculate 80% of your employee’s wages, National Insurance Contributions and pension contributions if you've furloughed staff due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

  7. COVID-19: track coronavirus cases

    Dashboard showing statistics on cases of coronavirus and deaths associated with coronavirus in the UK, updated daily.

  8. Check if your employer can use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

    Find out if you’re eligible, and how much your employer can claim if they put you on temporary leave ('furlough') because of coronavirus (COVID-19).

  9. Coronavirus: MOTs due from 30 March 2020

    Your car, van or motorcycle’s MOT expiry date will be extended by 6 months if it’s due on or after 30 March 2020 - but you must keep your vehicle safe to drive.

  10. Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support grant funding - guidance for businesses

    Guidance for businesses setting out details of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF).

  11. Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: step by step guide for employers

    This guide explains the information that employers need to provide to claim for their employees’ wages.

  12. UK bank holidays

    Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays

  13. Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Guidance for British people travelling overseas during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

  14. COVID-19: guidance for employees, employers and businesses

    Guidance for employees, employers and businesses in providing advice about coronavirus (COVID-19).

  15. Apply for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

    This scheme helps small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to access finance of up to £5 million.

  16. COVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable

    Information for shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19.

  17. COVID-19: infection prevention and control (IPC)

    Guidance on infection prevention and control for COVID-19. Sustained community transmission is occurring across the UK.

  18. Coronavirus (COVID-19): what to do if you’re self-employed and getting less work or no work

    Guidance for people who are self-employed and getting less work or no work because of coronavirus (COVID-19).

  19. COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection

    Stay at home guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

  20. Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents

    This is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to apply for a passport affected by travel restrictions associated with coronavirus.