Doctor outlines crucial steps to keep one another safe

With more people being admitted to hospital, including a number of seriously ill people who require intensive care, Dr Graham Foster highlighted steps locals should follow to help protect themselves and others.

●Stay two metres apart from other people – wearing a face mask does not protect you from Covid-19 so you still need to keep your distance

●Improve ventilation - most cases are transmitted indoors in small spaces so open your windows at work and at home where you can

●Work from home if you possibly can

●Do not go into anyone else’s household – even for a short period of time

●Do not share a car with anyone outside your household

●Do not travel to another local council area – even if it is covered by same Covid-19 protection levels

●If you are asked to self-isolate because you have had a positive test result or have been identified as a close contact of someone who is positive please do it properly and do not leave the house until the date you have been told

If you have taken a Covid-19 test because you have symptoms you must stay at home until you get the result

Anyone who develops symptoms of Covid-19 should self-isolate immediately along with members of their household and book a test as soon as possible. This can be done online via www. nhsinform.scot/test-andprotect or by calling 0800 028 2816.

The symptoms of Covid-19 are any of the following: high temperature or fever; new, continuous cough; loss of, or change in sense of smell or taste. Further information on Covid-19 is available on the NHS Inform website: www. nhsinform.scot