COVID-19 UPDATE: 29.04.2020

See the latest updates we have available on 29 April 2020.

Public Health

Surveillance

•  Globally 2,954,222 cases (76,026) and 202,597 deaths (3,392 new).

As at 28 April 2020:

•   In the UK there were 161,145 cases (3,996 new) and 21,678 deaths (586 new)

•   In the North East there were 7,174 cases (104 new)

•   In Sunderland there were 1098 cases (5 new)

National Guidance

COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection

Stay at home guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has been updated around:

•  households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection

Government Advice

Coronavirus (COVID-19): reuse of medicines in a care home or hospice

Standard operating procedure on how to run a safe and effective medicines reuse scheme in a care home or hospice during the coronavirus outbreak.

Advice for Reuse of Medicines

Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for local government

Guidance for local councils during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been updated around:

•   Guidance for social landlords on essential moves

•   Guidance: Managing a funeral

•   Announcement: Communities Secretary welcomes response to his call for parks to open

National News

•   Further expansion of access to coronavirus testing helps protect the most vulnerable.

•   Anyone in England with coronavirus symptoms who either has to leave home to go to work or is aged 65 and over will now be able to get tested.

Access to Testing

COVID-19 social care staff wellbeing

During this period of increased pressure and anxiety, it is essential that employers send a clear message that staff wellbeing matters. The LGA and NHS England and Improvement have produced a comprehensive pack of wellbeing information and resources to help health and care managers support the wellbeing of staff who may be working under exceptional pressure to do their jobs while at the same time dealing with their own personal situations and emotions.

Workforce and HR

Together for Children

Together for Children are working with DfE to roll out laptops to vulnerable young people with a social worker, following government criteria.