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COVID-19 previous updates - 28 April

28 April 2020

Construction sites during COVID-19 | Care for London | Food hygiene during pandemic

Construction sites during COVID-19

The government has not banned construction sites from operating during the coronavirus outbreak, but guidance has been issued encouraging essential building work to be undertaken in a safe manner.

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for enforcing on construction sites and employers who do not enforce social distancing measures could have works suspended and face fines. 

Residents are able to notify the HSE if they have any concerns about construction sites using their online e-form:

Heath and Safety Executive Concerns form (external link)

It is crucial that workers are sticking to social distancing guidelines whenever possible and help stop the spread of the virus.

  • Find out more on the Coronavirus (COVID-19): Construction page

Care for London

“I love to care for people in need. I love to know that I have the ability to help others. This is especially true at this time when they need me more than ever,” says Edith Ebolle Ipoua, care worker, Haringey. 

If you are a care worker, care manager, social worker, occupational therapist, chef or cleaner and looking for work, you can help save lives in the coronavirus crisis. Register your details on the Proud to Care website (external link) and start your career in care today. 


Food hygiene during pandemic

If you’re intending to head outside for an essential food shop, you must adhere to social distancing measures (external link) while you’re collecting and paying for your groceries. This helps keep you, and the shop staff safe. 

You should always stay two metres (six feet) away from fellow shoppers and staff, and you may encounter certain arrangements and restrictions to avoid crowding (external link).

Whenever you have been out, make sure when you get home you wash your hands (external link) thoroughly for 20 seconds with soap and water (or hand sanitiser if soap isn’t available). Also wash your hands before handling food and eating.

It is very unlikely that COVID-19 – which is a respiratory illness – can be transmitted through food and government advice is that cooking meals thoroughly will kill off the virus.

If you have tested positive for COVID-19, or you have the associated symptoms (continuous cough and a high temperature), you can use kitchen utensils or tongs to minimise direct hand contact with food.

For further information, see the guidance for consumers on COVID-19 and food (external link).

You can also check out the Food Standards Agency’s website for advice and guidance on food safety and hygiene (external link).


Previous updates:

  • 27 April:
    • What to do if you are unwell | Help us defeat scammers | Spurs star Jan’s a fan
  • 26 April:
    • Waste Less, Upcycle and Swap More
  • 25 April:
    • We still need to stay at home to save lives | New interpreting service for UK’s Deaf community
  • 24 April:
    • Create to Connect challenge | Jacksons Lane | Help is available for anyone suffering domestic abuse | Guidance for parents supporting young people’s mental health
  • 23 April:
    • Bulky Waste collections | Keeping our youngsters safe online | Council Tax reduction | Suicide prevention and bereavement support
  • 22 April:
    • What to do if you’re unwell | Guidance for unpaid carers | Cllr Ejiofor message to residents | Supporting Haringey’s businesses | Advice for parents during coronavirus outbreak
  • 21 April:
    • Free School Meals extension | Updated funeral guidelines | Shout up if you need help | Calling all carers!
  • 20 April:
    • Support for Haringey’s autistic children and young people | Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme online service now live | Haringey Giving | Serving up some Haringey heroes
  • 19 April:
    • Looking out for each other
  • 18 April:
    • Parks this weekend
  • 17 April:
    • Looking after your mental health | Stay in, work out | Lockdown extended
  • 16 April:
    • Changes to waste collection times | Business grants - we need you | Keep Haringey learning
  • 15 April:
    • Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social isolation | Haringey is Proud to Care | Domestic abuse - where to get help | Young people - you’re not alone
  • 14 April:
    • £8.1m emergency response announced | Our parks - thank you | Supporting children and young people | Bereavement support
  • 13 April:
    • NHS blood donation | Information about changes to NHS services
  • 12 April:
    • Happy Easter
  • 11 April:
    • Dealing with loneliness | Health tips at home
  • 10 April:
    • Safeguarding young people | Our parks this weekend | Support for small businesses
  • 9 April:
    • Support with domestic abuse | Activities for young people during bank holiday | Registering a death | Enforcement officers helping to stop spread of coronavirus | Help by the truckload | Ship-shape lessons for kids
  • 8 April:
    • Thank you, carers | Care workers - we’re recruiting | Business rates and rent protection | Council staff, contractors and utility staff | Specialist teams responding to COVID-19 | YMCA North London appeal | Update on services for rough sleepers | Help and guidance for residents with pets
  • 7 April:
    • Business Interruption Loan Scheme | Waste collections | Avoid being scammed | Haringey Together helps hundreds
  • 6 April:
    • Support for people living with dementia | Bulky waste collections | Mental health and wellbeing support
  • 5 April:
    • Help for your young ones
  • 4 April:
    • Haringey Giving COVID-19 Appeal
  • 3 April:
    • Spurs Stadium food hub | Act like you’ve got it | Keep your distance, whatever the weather
  • 2 April:
    • Haringey Together - call for supplies | Guidance on shielding | Dealing with stress? | Food waste and recycling collections for flats
  • 1 April:
    • Domestic abuse services | Guidance for care of the deceased | Free School Meals voucher scheme | Support for rough sleepers
  • 31 March:
    • Calling all businesses - donations needed! | Leader’s letter to residents | Food takeaway and delivery guidance | Business grants update | Mental health support | Dogs on leads
  • 30 March:
    • Social distancing in parks | Tottenham & Wood Green Cemeteries | Bury Road car park
  • 29 March:
    • Kooth - wellbeing support for children and young people
  • 28 March:
    • Waste collection services update | Mall Wood Green car park now free
  • 27 March:
    • Social distancing | Proud to care | Access to food in Haringey | Increase in military vehicles visible in London | Home moves put on hold | Haringey claps our NHS and social care staff | Shielding the most clinically vulnerable from coronavirus
  • 26 March:
    • Changes to parking restrictions | Coronavirus Scams | Bruce Grove Youthspace | Keep your distance
  • 25 March:
    • Using public transport | Business closures enforcement | Parking changes - update | Managing the impact on Community Organisations
  • 24 March:
    • Reuse and Recycling Centres | Price hiking | New rules on social distancing | Translations of Government advice and guidance | Previous updates
  • 23 March:
    • Wood Green Library and Customer Service Centre | Parks | Waste | Stop all unnecessary travel | Library closures | Parking restrictions
  • 22 March:
    • S-cool online resources for remote learning
  • 21 March:
    • Marcus Garvey Customer Services Centre and Library | Changes to parking restrictions
  • 20 March:
    • Haringey parks | Support for businesses | Update from London Fire Brigade Haringey | Cancellation of marriage appointments | ‘Key Workers’ list published | Free School Meals
  • 19 March:
    • Social distancing | Schools | Transport | Museum and Archives | Energy industry support
  • 18 March:
    • Schools | Business support | Service update
  • 17 March:
    • Government advice to stop spreading the virus | What to do if you feel unwell
  • 4 and 13 March:
    • What can I do?

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