Marlborough Town Council
Living with Covid
Government confirms plan for living with COVID.
Wiltshire Council is asking residents to take a cautious approach after the Government has unveiled its ‘Living with COVID’ plan, which will see all remaining legal restrictions related to the virus removed by Thursday 24 February 2022.
The main points are:
- Until 1 April 2022, people who test positive are advised to stay at home. Adults and children who test positive are advised to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for at least five full days and then continue to follow the guidance until they have received two negative test results on consecutive days.
- The remaining restrictions in England will be removed from 24 February 2022. The legal requirement to self-isolate ends on this date also.
- Self-isolation support payments, national funding for practical support and the medicine delivery service will no longer be available from 24 February 2022.
- Routine contact tracing ends, including venue check-ins on the NHS COVID-19 app.
- Fully vaccinated adults and those aged under 18 who are close contacts are no longer advised to test daily for seven days and the legal requirement for close contacts who are not fully vaccinated to self-isolate will be removed.
Click here for the Government's full announcement on living with COVID
Latest Wiltshire COVID-19 cases:
There were 3,302 confirmed positive cases in Wiltshire in the seven days prior to 22 February 2022, bringing the total number of positive cases since the start of the pandemic to 118,295.
The rate of cases per 100,000 in Wiltshire decreased from 822.7 last week to 655.1, which is above the current case rate in England of 456.5 (GOV.UK data as of 21 February 2022 at 4pm).
The rate of cases per 100,000 in Wiltshire decreased from 822.7 last week to 655.1, which is above the current case rate in England of 456.5 (GOV.UK data as of 21 February 2022 at 4pm).
You can help to keep you and your loved ones safe by:
- Washing your hands regularly for 20 seconds with warm water and soap.
- Continuing to wear face coverings in crowded spaces.
- Receiving your first, second and booster COVID-19 vaccine by booking an appointment online, or finding a local walk-in vaccination clinic where you can just turn up on the day.
- If meeting others indoors, ensure fresh air is circulating, even opening a window for 10 minutes every hour can make a big difference.
Have you had your COVID-19 booster vaccination yet?
Appointments are readily available throughout the county to make sure everyone has the chance to get their booster vaccine or their first or second dose as soon as possible.
Walk-in vaccination services are on offer at a variety of centres including Bath Racecourse, Salisbury City Hall, Marlborough Leisure Centre, Bourne Retail Park in Salisbury and Steam Museum in Swindon. View locations and times for walk-in vaccinations.
Appointments are also available to book online using the National Booking Service or by calling 119 if you would prefer a guaranteed time slot and a choice of locations.
If you’ve not yet had your booster, first or second dose, please do come forward and take advantage of the extra appointments available.