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

No easy options with new restrictions

This article was written by Damian Hinds and published in the Herald group of newspapers on the 24th September: "A growing number of constituents have written to me in recent days, concerned about the possibility of a second lockdown.  Our country endured great privations in lockdown.  Ma

Keeping to the 'rule of 6'

The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on 17th September: "From this week, individuals can only meet socially in groups of up to 6 people, with breaches subject to fines of £100; doubling for further breaches up a maximum of £3,200.

New Kickstart scheme for young people

The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of newspapers on 10th September: "When I was Employment Minister and visiting Job Centres, I was struck that often the main thing stopping someone getting a job was ....

Eat Out to Help Out boosts support for business

The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 3rd September: "Even as the Eat Out to Help Out scheme entered its final fourth week, figures showed that restaurants had claimed for more than 64 million discounted meals, with an upward trend seen across th

Time to get back to school

The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 27th August: "'Summer learning loss’ is the term academics give to the observation that children lose some of their accumulated learning during the long holiday.  The effect is felt in some families more

Damian welcomes £30 billion Plan for Jobs


Damian has welcomed the Plan for Jobs set out by Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week, which outlined a range of initiatives to help re-vitalise hard-hit sectors upon which many jobs depend.  Building on the support provided by the Job Retention Scheme and Self Employment Income Support Schem

Reopening schools is vitally important

This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 25th June 2020: "It would be hard to over-state the effect of this extended period away from school – not just for children’s education overall, but for the attainment gap, for wider social reasons, and the e

Cautiously moving forward

This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on 28th May: Now that the peak of Covid-19 has passed, and the ‘R’ or reproduction rate has been coming down, we are moving into a new phase of gradually reopening parts of the economy and society more generally.&nb

Covid-19 Bulletin #26

Covid-19 Bulletin   National The Government is to offer antibody tests to health and social care staff and patients in England from next week  The Government extended the offer of indefinite leave to remain, free of charge, to the families and dependants of NHS support staff and social