The Hub Food Guide

Shielding...

The measures are:

• Strictly avoid contact with someone who is displaying symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19). These symptoms include high temperature and/or new and continuous cough. • Do not leave your house. • Do not attend any gatherings. This includes gatherings of friends and families in private spaces, for example, family homes, weddings and religious services. • Do not go out for shopping, leisure or travel and, when arranging food or medication deliveries, these should be left at the door to minimise contact. • Keep in touch using remote technology such as phone, internet, and social media. • Do use telephone or online services to contact your GP or other essential services. We know that stopping these activities will be difficult. You should try to identify ways of staying in touch with others and participating in your normal activities remotely from your home. However, you must not participate in alternative activities if they involve any contact with other people. Ask family, friends and neighbours to support you and use online services. If this is not possible, then the public sector, business, charities and the general public are gearing up to help those advised to stay at home. Please discuss your daily needs during this period of staying at home with carers, family, friends, neighbours or local community groups to see how they can support you. Please visit www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable to register for the support that you need. This includes help with food, shopping deliveries and additional care you might need. Direct-to-Door deliveries of basic food/ essentials parcels are being coordinated by the Central Government. Parcels will be provided straight to the doorstep of the extremely vulnerable people who have indicated they need support with getting food because they have no support network. A note in the food box also asks the individual to check ingredients to ensure food is suitable for their needs (in case of allergens or religious dietary requirements), and to contact the Hub if there is inadequate food for them in the box. How can you get assistance with foods and medicines if you are shielding?

What is shielding?

Visit link below online:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and- protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding- and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

Shielding is a measure to protect extremely vulnerable people by minimising interaction between those who are extremely vulnerable and others. This means that those who are extremely vulnerable should not leave their homes, and within their homes should minimise all non-essential contact with other members of their household. This is to protect those who are at very high risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) from coming into contact with the virus. If you think you have a condition which makes you extremely vulnerable or have received a letter from NHS England you are strongly advised to shield yourself, to reduce the chance of getting coronavirus (COVID-19) and follow the face-to-face distancing measures.

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