Coronavirus: latest information

 


Guidance on testing:

Booking a test if you have symptoms - https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/coronavirus/test-and-trace…

How to arrange a test if you don't have symptoms - https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/coronavirus/test-and-trace…

Collecting a home testing kit - https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/coronavirus/test-and-trace… or find a pharmacy that supplies kits for collection - https://maps.test-and-trace.nhs.uk/

How to order home testing kits online - https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

 

Latest national and local data on coronavirus:  

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/
(search by postcode for local data)

https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/coronavirus/data-dashboard

https://www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/publichealth/jsna/covid19-data-and-intelligence

 

Latest data on vaccination rollout:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-v…
(see weekly report listing for constituency-level data)

Latest information on local delivery of vaccination programme:

https://www.southamptoncityccg.nhs.uk/local-delivery-of-the-vaccination…

 

 

For general guidance and advice, please use the government and NHS portals:
 

Government portal: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus


NHS Health portal: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

 


For more detailed advice on a range of issues, please use the menu on the left hand side of this page, with some key news and announcements also highlighted in bulletins below:

 

 

 

 

News

Step 3 of the roadmap: more freedom and more choices

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "The news this week that we will be able to move to Step 3 of the roadmap as planned from next Monday was perhaps not a big surprise and much anticipated by many.  The progress we have contin

Preparing to travel once again

This article was written by Damian and published in the local Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "I had the opportunity recently to meet the team at Petersfield-based Meon Valley Travel, partly to talk about their Travel Trade Gazette award for Top Travel Agency in South East of England, bu

New vaccination service in Alton

Damian had the opportunity to visit the Boots Pharmacy in Alton over the weekend to see their new vaccination service in action.

Testing is key to the pathway ahead

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "A month ago today, I had the chance for a preview of what was then soon-to-be Hampshire's newest Covid testing site, at the new sports centre in Alton.  The number of local people who had vo

The pandemic needs an international response

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "With more than 22 million people in the UK now having received their first dose of a vaccine - which is a third of all adults - we are starting to see real evidence of how the vaccination rol

Welcome progress on vaccine rollout

Damian has welcomed news that more than 30 per cent of the East Hampshire population have received a vaccine – and with the programme averaging more than 2.5 million doses a week, the target remains to have offered every adult a vaccine by the end of July. The United Kingdom is leading the way with

The roadmap: a pathway to freedom

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald editions and Petersfield Post: "The roadmap presented by the Prime Minister this week signals an important moment in our fight against the pandemic; a pathway to restoring our freedoms in a way that is sustainable and – we all f

An extraordinary national endeavour

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "When the first Covid-19 vaccines were administered on the 8th December, and the Health Secretary stated that the target was to build a programme capable of delivering 2 million jabs a week, to rea

Taking action for mental health

The article below was written by Damian and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "The impact Captain Sir Tom had in the final year of his life was simply extraordinary.  Beyond the millions of pounds he raised through his perseverance, he reminded us al

Exercise remains so important for all

This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald editions and Petersfield Post: "Although recent rainfall and Storm Cristoph brought disruption for many across the country, the arrival of snow last weekend brought lots of children and families outdoors; if not sledging or buil