COVID-19 previous updates - 19 May
19 May 2020
Symptoms and testing | Warning for businesses
Symptoms and testing
Under new rules announced by the government, everyone aged five and over with symptoms of COVID-19 is now eligible for a test.
Those with a new continuous cough, a high temperature or the loss or change of sense of taste or smell can book one by visiting the NHS website (external link). If you’re eligible for a test and you don’t have internet access you can call 119.
More than 21,000 contact tracers have also been recruited by the government to help manually trace the contacts of anyone who has had a positive test and advise them on whether they need to isolate. Read a statement from Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock (external link).
The guidance has also been updated around the symptoms of coronavirus (external link). Anyone who develops a new continuous cough, fever or anosmia (loss of taste and smell) will need to self-isolate immediately. The individual’s household should also self-isolate for 14 days as per the current guidelines and the individual should stay at home for seven days, or longer if they still have symptoms other than cough or loss of sense of smell.
Warning for businesses
Businesses in Haringey are urged to look out for a suspicious email requesting re-submission of application details in order to receive the COVID-19 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure grant.
The notice which comes from the NAFN (official organisation that provides data to local authorities) highlights this is a scam designed to acquire the details of eligible grant recipients.
The email has been reported to Action Fraud, but if you would like to report any instances of the above please email them to intel@nafn.gov.uk
It is safe to delete the email as soon as you have reported it. Legitimate information on business grants – and how to access them – can be found on the council’s business pages.
Businesses across Haringey are also encouraged to check their water systems as they return to work following the lockdown period.
Dormant water systems will result in bacterial growth, especially during the warmer weather. Legionella, which is naturally present in water systems, causes Legionnaires’ disease, so it is important that you regularly flush the system and follow the correct advice.
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