The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
For most people, COVID-19 will be a mild infection
Like the common cold, coronavirus infection usually occurs through close contact with a person with novel coronavirus via cough and sneezes or hand contact. A person can also be infected by touching contaminated surfaces if they do not wash their hands. Everyone is reminded to follow Public Health England advice:
Sources:
NHS England and NHS Improvement, 18 February 2020 and 18 September 2020.
NHS Overview - Coronavirus
The UK government uses both local and national Covid-19 alert levels to inform decisions and to explain the level of disease risk to the public.
On Monday 4th Jan 2021 the UK government announced England would enter a National Lockdown on Tuesday 5th January for an undetermined period. Wedgwood House Dental Practice, like all dental practices practicing Covid-19 safe operating procedures will remain open for all urgent and non-urgent dental and hygiene appointments.
Sources: National lockdown, JBC , www.gov.uk/coronavirus, covid19.nhs.uk