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).
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