This explains how the government will support higher education providers to enable students that need to return to do so as safely as possible. You may not travel abroad to go on holiday. This means you cannot meet socially with someone who is vulnerable unless they are in your household or support bubble or another exemption applies. This is in addition to outdoor exercise, which is already permitted. You should follow the national guidance on the safe use of places of worship. You may leave home to avoid injury or illness or to escape risk of harm (such as domestic abuse). Advice for people at higher risk from coronavirus (COVID-19), including older people, people with health conditions and pregnant women. You should minimise the amount of time spent outside your home, and you should not travel outside your local area, meet your support bubble or childcare bubble where necessary, but only if you are legally permitted to form one, seek medical assistance or avoid injury, illness or risk of harm (including domestic abuse), attend education or school or further education, attend university or other higher education - for those eligible, attend, or take a child to, childcare - for those eligible, quarantine for 10 days in a managed quarantine hotel, take a coronavirus (COVID-19) test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8 of quarantining, the tests are included in the hotel package, are unable to return to your main residence, need accommodation to attend a funeral or related commemorative event, require accommodation for work purposes or to provide voluntary services, are a child requiring accommodation for school or care, are homeless, seeking asylum, a vulnerable person seeking refuge, or if escaping harm (including domestic abuse), are an elite athlete or their support staff or parent provided the athlete is under 18 and it is necessary to be outside of the home in order to take part in training or a competition, other medical or health services, including services relating to mental health, getting an MOT, if you need to drive when lawfully leaving home. You must not leave or be outside of your home except where you have a ‘reasonable excuse’. Social distancing should be maintained between people who do not live together or share a support bubble. four people from two different households can meet up outside. You can also leave home to provide voluntary or charitable services. Kevin Adjei-Darko; ... restrictions are set to be eased on the number of mourners allowed to attend funerals following the announcement of the UK… Coronavirus remains a serious threat across the country. England is still in a national lockdown. Support is available if you cannot work, for example if you need to care for someone or you have less work. Updated translations of national lockdown guidance - Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi-Gurmukhi, Punjabi-Shahmukhi, Slovak, Urdu, Somali and Welsh. In Scotland now, and in Wales from this weekend, four people from two different households can meet up outside. You should check whether there are any restrictions in place at your destination. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In the case of an outbreak in a care home, visits should stop immediately. There is further guidance for those who provide unpaid care to friends or family. You are allowed to stay overnight away from your home if you: Guest accommodation providers such as hotels, B&Bs and caravan parks may remain open for the specific reasons set out in law. Coronavirus rules and restrictions vary across the UK and are changing all the time. Students attending in-person teaching and learning can meet in groups of more than their household as part of their formal education or training, where necessary for the purpose of studying. Secondary school pupils in years 12-14 will also return to class on 22 March. Elite sport may continue. Anyone working is not counted in these limits. Find out what you can and cannot do. There is further guidance on reopening businesses and venues which explains which business will be permitted to open at each step of the roadmap. Students must not gather socially where not otherwise permitted in law and should follow the rules set out in this guidance.This includes staying 2 metres apart from anyone not in their household or support bubble. You can only leave home for work purposes where it is unreasonable for you to do your job from home. All arrivals will need to take a coronavirus (COVID-19) test on day 2 and day 8 of quarantining. This means you should avoid travelling outside of your village, town or the part of a city where you live. What are NFTs and why are some worth millions? You can leave your home for exercise or recreation in a public outdoor place: Personal training can continue if participants are from the same household or support bubble. It's now a crime to "recklessly" leave self-isolation in a … The following people in England will have access to regular rapid lateral flow testing as schools and colleges reopen for more students: See the guidance on rapid lateral flow testing for households and bubbles of school pupils and staff. Physical contact should be kept to a minimum. Where a group includes someone covered by an exception (for example, someone who is working or volunteering), they are not generally counted as part of the gatherings limit. If you’re clinically extremely vulnerable we recommend that you do not attend work, school, college or university. Pupils and students in all schools and further education settings should return to face-to-face education. We'll continue to update it regularly. See further information on, for arrangements where children do not live in the same household as both their parents or guardians, to allow contact between birth parents and children in care, as well as between siblings in care, for prospective adopting parents to meet a child or children who may be placed with them, to place or facilitate the placing of a child or children in the care of another by social services, to provide emergency assistance, and to avoid injury or illness, or to escape a risk of harm (including domestic abuse), to visit someone who is dying or to visit someone receiving treatment in a hospital, hospice or care home, or to accompany a family member or friend to a medical appointment, to fulfil a legal obligation, such as attending court or jury service, for gatherings within criminal justice accommodation or immigration detention centres. See the section on weddings, civil partnerships and religious services. See guidance on which jobs qualify for travel exemptions. This means not everyone will be able to form a bubble. This shielding guidance has been extended until 31 March 2021. If you or your child (if they are aged over 16) do not consent, they will not be stopped from going back and will return in line with their school or college’s arrangements. See the guidance on car sharing. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. In theory, it is possible for an employer to take disciplinary action against an employee for breaching the Government’s COVID-19 rules and restrictions outside of the workplace. This means that holidays in the UK and abroad are not allowed. Updated in line with latest government guidance. essential retail, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, social care workers providing support to children and families, secondary school pupils and college students, primary and secondary school staff and college staff, households, childcare and support bubbles of primary and secondary-age pupils and college students, households, childcare and support bubbles of primary and secondary school and college staff, early years settings (including nurseries and childminders) are open. Postcode check: Find out the rules where you live. This includes staying in a second home, caravan or boat, if that is not your primary residence. Public outdoor places include the following, if they are in your local area: Playgrounds are open for use by all children, but are particularly important for those who do not have access to private outdoor space, like their own garden. If you share custody of your child with someone you do not live with, you can continue existing arrangements and the child can move freely between both households. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. There is guidance for households with a possible or confirmed coronavirus infection. If you live with someone who is clinically extremely vulnerable then you can continue to attend work if you are unable to work from home. These visitors will access the same testing and PPE arrangements as care home staff. If you are visiting the UK, you may return home. There is NHS guidance on pregnancy and coronavirus. It can also continue if it is one-on-one and those training remain 2 metres apart. Report a breach of Coronavirus (Covid-19) rules. Parents and carers can continue to access respite care services for disabled children and young people.