Taking the next step together safely

It's the second week of Step 2 of the Roadmap and we've seen some of our much-loved Nottinghamshire venues and businesses reopen. Whilst we enjoy seeing restrictions eased, protecting each other and keeping Covid-19 rates down is still our priority. It’s vitally important that everyone sticks with the restrictions in place to help ensure we can stay on track. The next phase of the Roadmap is due to take place next month and everyone is being reminded that what they do now could have an impact on what happens then. We can do this by continuing to follow the guidance:

• Wash your hands frequently, wear a face covering in indoor venues (unless you’re exempt), keep a space of two metres between you and people you don’t live with and let fresh air into your home
• Up to six people from any number of households (rule of 6) or two households can meet outdoors
• Get a free rapid test, twice a week if you’re over 18. Testing for secondary school pupils and college students is arranged through their institution
• If your rapid test is positive, please take a PCR test to confirm this
• Remember to register your test result – that way we can analyse the proportion of the population who test positive and negative overall
• If you are offered a vaccination do take up the offer. If you have questions or concerns, speak to your GP or other trusted health professional
• Even if you’ve had a vaccination you should still follow all of the guidance to protect your friends and family.

Stop the spread of Covid-19

Pregnancy and vaccination

If you're pregnant, you should be offered the Covid-19 vaccine when you're eligible. You'll be offered the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine as they've been used more in pregnancy in other countries and have not caused any safety issues. Find out more

Do you live with someone with severe immunosuppression?

If you live with an adult with severe immunosuppression, which means their immune system is affected by a medical condition, you are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine. Help protect them by booking online or by phone: 0115 883 4640 (between 8am – 6pm Mon – Fri or 9am – 1pm Sat – Sun)

Get your free rapid Covid-19 tests for twice-weekly testing

You can take twice-weekly rapid lateral flow tests to check whether you have Covid-19 without symptoms. You can access these tests in a number of ways including: Collecting from your local pharmacy through the pharmacy collect service Ordering online or calling 119 for home delivery Visiting or collecting from a community test site Visiting a mobile testing unit  and more Get a lateral flow test

Support for vulnerable people in self-isolation

If you're self-isolating at home and don’t have a support network and require help, there are local volunteer groups and services who can help you with: access to food delivery/food supply accessing medicine dog walking befriending/social wellbeing physical wellbeing Visit the community hub

Latest Covid-19 rates in Nottinghamshire

The coronavirus dashboard for Nottinghamshire provides daily updates on the number of cases in each district using data sourced from the Public Health England national dataset. View local rates