Coronavirus in Scotland

• coronavirus data for Scotland, including confirmed cases and deaths
• trends in daily coronavirus data

• staying safe and protecting others 
• what you can and cannot do
• using a face covering​
• guidance for customers
• guidance on public and customer toilets​​​​​​
• staying safe at home leaflet
• help if you are vulnerable or need additional support
• health advice, including a symptom checker and guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection, can be found on NHS Inform

• guide to getting tested for coronavirus
• Test and Protect: information leaflet
• Test and Protect: guidance for self-isolating including advice for employers 
• Test and Protect: collection of customer contact details
• Test and Protect advice​​​​ on NHS Inform

• health advice, including a symptom checker and guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection, can be found on NHS Inform
• support if you are shielding (in the highest risk group) 
• guide to the help and support available including food and other essentials 
• advice if you have a specific medical condition
• information for older people can be found at Age Scotland
• dementia advice and support can be found at Alzheimer Scotland
• for autism advice go to Scottish Autism
• if you have been affected by sexual violence you can get support at Rape Crisis Scotland
• for domestic abuse support go to the Safer Scotland website
• for low mood, anxiety and depression get support from NHS Inform, Breathing Space, the Scottish Association for Mental Health and Samaritans Scotland 
• vitamin D: advice for all age groups
• shielding guidance for local authorities
• the AyeFeel website is a place for children and young people to find information about how to support and look after their emotional wellbeing and mental health

Mental health and wellbeing support

Health and social care workers mental health support helpline: 0800 111 4191

Care homes, carers and social work

• general advice for unpaid carers
• unpaid carers: guide to using PPE
• personal assistants: guide to using PPE
• social care providers and unpaid carers: how to access PPE
• guidance on the use of face masks in hospitals and care homes
• guidance on changes to social care assessments
• guidance for social workers on safe and ethical practice
• adult support and protection guidance
• job retention (furlough) of social care staff required to shield
• adults with incapacity guidance
• guidance on self-directed support
• guidance on the social care staff support fund
• visiting guidance for care homes
• guidance for those providing guidance support for people with sight loss or mobility or other impairments

Hospitals

• visiting guidance for hospitals

Healthcare students

• guidance for medical, nursing and midwifery students

• guidance for clinical scientist trainees

• guidance for applied biomedical science students

Clinical guidance

• clinical guidance for health professionals

Data

• data collected on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdwn on vulnerable children and vulnerable adults and families (updated weekly)
• PPE distribution statistics (updated weekly)

Further information for health and social care professionals

• the National Wellbeing Hub helps health and social care workers get advice to support their emotional wellbeing
• guide for health professionals returning to NHS Scotland 
• further information and guidance for health practitioners can be found at NHS Inform and Health Protection Scotland 

• social landlords guidance
• private landlords and letting agents guidance
• moving home guidance
• second homes guidance
• information for homelessness services
• framework to support gypsy/traveller communities
• guidance on allocations for the housing sector
• guidance on college, university and purpose built student accommodation

Re-opening guidance

• re-opening schools

• re-opening school age childcare services

• re-opening early learning and childcare services
• childminder services re-opening guidance
• fully outdoor childcare providers re-opening guidance

​​​​​​Safety and wellbeing

• physical distancing in education and childcare settings
• guidance for residential childcare settings
• supplementary national child protection guidance
• infant feeding service guidance for NHS staff

​​​​​​Support for learning

• ​​​​support for continuity in learning guidance
• guidance on the Curriculum for Excellence in the recovery phase

Parents

• ​education and childcare provision for keyworkers and vulnerable children
• school placing requests and appeals guidance
• childcare closures and emergency provision
• general parenting advice is on the ParentClub website

Children and young people

• advice for young people is on YoungScot

Further and higher education

• guidance for universities
• guidance for colleges
• guidance for laboratories and research facilities
• COVID-19 advice for students is on the SAAS website
• advice for international students

Data

• COVID-19 daily updates: data and charts for publicly funded, private, voluntary and independent early years and school/hub settings (updated weekly)

• guidance for customers on how the retail experience in shops, tourism and hospitality businesses is changing
• retail sector guidance including close contact services such as hairdressers, barbers​​​​ and beauty salons
• guidance for the tourism and hospitality sector
• guidance for alcohol and civic licensing
• guidance on safer public spaces - urban centres and green spaces
• guidance for public libraries

• physical distancing guidance for businesses
• support for businesses
• guidance on homeworking
• guidance on individual risk assessment for the workplace
• multi-sector guidance on collection of customer and visitor contact details
• Test and Protect: guidance for self-isolating including advice for employers  
• coronavirus business support and advice is on the Find Business Support website

Sector specific guidance and support

• retail sector guidance including close contact services such as hairdressers, barbers​​​​ and beauty salons
• culture and creative sector support
• tourism and hospitality sector guidance
• stadium sector guidance for professional rugby and football
• museums, galleries and heritage attractions guidance
• caravan sites and holiday parks
• cinemas and drive-in cinemas guidance
• film and television production guidance
• agriculture sector guidance is on the SASA website
• sea fisheries support
• aquaculture support
• construction sector guidance
• events sector guidance
• creative studios and shared workspaces guidance
• SME housebuilders support
• manufacturing sector guidance
• laboratories and research facilities guidance
• safer public spaces - urban centres and green spaces
• household waste recycling centre guidance
• guidance for the oil and gas industry developed by Oil and Gas UK
• guidance on the safe re-start of motorcycle lessons.​​​​
• waste sector guidance

• travel advice: avoid travel to areas of northern England - issued 31 July 2020
• advice on how to travel safely is on the Transport Scotland website
• travelling within Scotland 
• guidance for people entering or returning to the UK
• guidance for British people travelling abroad is at gov.uk
• travel advice and country specific information can be found at the Fit for Travel website
• visa and passport advice is at gov.uk

• advice for animal owners
• advice for beekeepers
• advice for livestock keepers

• guidance on returning to work
• guidance on homeworking
• advice about benefits and employment rights is on Citizens Advice Scotland
• advice about employment and redundancy support is on the My World of Work website
• for money and consumer advice go to coronavirusadvice.scot
• for employment rights advice see the Acas website
• for energy saving advice go to Home Energy Scotland

• guidance for funeral services
• guidance for funeral directors
• guidance for burial and cremation authorities
• guidance  for religious organisations, faith and cultural groups on preparing for burial or cremation
• death management statutory guidance for local authorities
• guidance for the safe use of places of worship
• guidance for small marriages and civil partnership registrations

• information on how to help your community is on the Ready Scotland website
• businesses, third sector and voluntary organisations can offer to help with the response to coronavirus
• if you’re a member of the public who wants to share an idea, email cpe@gov.scot

Our approach is guided by the Chief Medical Officer, and we continue to monitor the situation closely and to work with the WHO and international community.

We are working with the Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive, and the UK Government to respond to the ongoing outbreak.

• Test, Trace, Isolate, Support sets out our plans to help disrupt community transmission of coronavirus

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scotland’s route map is a collection of documents setting out how Scotland will transition out of lockdown.

• First Minister's updates and statements
• Coronavirus advisory groups
• findings on modelling the COVID-19 epidemic