Coronavirus prevention and health advice
Beginning on Wednesday 2 December the Government has placed Kirklees in Tier 3 restrictions
COVID-19 restrictions in Kirklees tells you more about what this means.
Staying healthy
Our free weekly bulletin, packed full of tips, advice and inspiration on how to stay mentally and physically healthy.
Stay 2 metres apart
Keep 2 metres from anyone outside your household or bubble.
If you have to get closer, stick to 1 metre, keep it brief, avoid being face to face and consider a face covering.
Wear a face covering
If you are going shopping, using public transport, visiting museums, galleries, cultural sites and libraries or expect to be less than 2 metres away from others.
More information about face coverings:
COVID-19 wearing a face coveringHow to make a cloth face covering
How to make a face covering at home
Wash your hands regularly
Especially when you've been out.
Hand washing for 20 seconds with soap kills the virus and prevents its spread.
Stay away from crowds
Even small groups can spread the infection. The more time you spend in crowds the greater the risk of infection.
Isolate if you have symptoms
Main symptoms of COVID-19
- A high temperature - this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- A new, continuous cough - this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste - this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.
If you have symptoms
Self-isolate immediately.
- You must isolate for at least 10 days from when your symptoms started. Everyone in your household must isolate for 14 days.
- Don't leave your home or have visitors.
- Anyone you live with, and anyone in your support bubble must also self-isolate. Make sure you tell them.
Book a test:
Get a free NHS test to check if you have coronavirusYou may be entitled to a Test and Trace support payment:
Apply for a Test and Trace support payment- Get the test as soon as possible. Don't delay as tests must take place in the first 5 days of your symptoms.
- You can also call 119 to request a test.
- You can get your test at a drive-through or walk-through test site or by ordering a home test kit.
- Our regional testing site is located at Temple Green Leeds. Local testing sites in Kirklees are also available. When requesting a test all options available will be shown.
- Testing is free.
If you test positive
- You must isolate for at least 10 days from when your symptoms started. Everyone in your household must isolate for 14 days.
If there has been an outbreak at your child's school or early years provider:
Child isolation guide for parents and guardians
Follow Test and Trace instructions
You may have come into contact with someone who has the virus. This would prompt the NHS Test and Trace programme to contact you.
You must isolate immediately and follow their instructions.
More information about Test and Trace:
Test and Trace
Information in other languages
Information on COVID-19 is available in a selection of other languages and alternative formats.