The latest news and advice on COVID-19 from Wiltshire Council

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

We will be providing updates on our services on our website and you can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

For central government updates follow:
Public Health England
NHS
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Quit for COVID

As the Government highlights the risks to smokers from COVID-19, we’re joining health professionals in calling on all smokers to #QuitforCovid.

Smoking harms the immune system, reducing the body’s natural protection against infections, like coronavirus. Smokers are therefore at greater risk of:
• getting acute respiratory infections
• the infection lasting longer
• the infection being more serious than it would be for someone who does not smoke.

New evidence shows that smokers are 14 times more likely to develop severe symptoms from COVID-19.

More help on how you can Quit for COVID

Wiltshire Wellbeing Hub

Our Wiltshire Wellbeing Hub continues to be a vital tool for vulnerable members of the community, during this COVID-19 situation.

It’s available to anyone who is struggling during this difficult time, such as people who are shielding or self-isolating and don’t have a support network around them or know where to get help.

We can help provide support but also signpost people to where additional help is available in the local area, with hundreds of community groups set-up across the county providing invaluable assistance.

More on our Wiltshire Wellbeing Hub

Advice and support for parents

We’ve created a COVID-19 Advice and Support for Parents document which includes guidance on looking after yourself and looking after your children during this situation.

Download COVID-19 Advice and Support for Parents document

Avoid bonfires

Please help our vulnerable residents with respiratory conditions to breathe more comfortably at home and avoid having bonfires.

This is not just a request from us but from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue team who have had many calls to fires that have turned out to be bonfires. They need to concentrate on sending their resources to where they are needed most. Thank you.

Community spirit

We absolutely love this rainbow picture designed by vulnerable children and children of key workers at Paxcroft Primary School in Trowbridge. They asked us to include with the parcels we’ve been sending to vulnerable people in the county. A great example of #WiltshireTogether.

Thank you for staying at home and saving lives

We know how tempting it must have been during this period of warm weather, to go out and enjoy the sunshine this bank holiday weekend.

We’re really grateful to all of you for doing your bit to help stop the spread of COVID-19, by staying at home.

Please continue to follow the government instructions to ensure you and others can stay safe, that we protect the NHS and save lives.