Key messages
Posters and leaflets depicting the key messages for helping to stop the spread of coronavirus in Salford have been produced. The resources are available in 15 languages - you can download the posters and leaflets below:
- English: Poster, leaflet and GIF
- Portuguese and Arabic: Poster and leaflet
- Punjabi, Gujarati and Urdu: Poster and leaflet
- French: Poster and leaflet
- Spanish: Poster and leaflet
- Polish: Poster and leaflet
- Tigrinya: Poster and leaflet
- Bengal Poster and leaflet
- Mandarin Poster and leaflet
- Malay Poster and leaflet
- Yiddish Poster and leaflet
- Hebrew Poster and leaflet
- Farsi Poster and leaflet
- Kurdish Kurmanji Poster and leaflet
- Kurdish Sorani Poster and leaflet
View the latest assets in different languages on the Salford City Council website.
Coronavirus explainer videos
A series of coronavirus explainer videos have been produced by Alchemy Arts for the Spirit of Salford network. There are five films, each available in Arabic, Bengali, English, French, Gujarati, Malay, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish and Urdu. Film topics include what Coronavirus is and the symptoms, who is most likely to catch it, what to do if you have symptoms, what you can do to protect yourself and track and trace.
You can watch the videos on the Alchemy Arts website.
Spirit of Salford video
This video featuring local volunteers and community leaders speaking in ten different languages explains that information regarding coronavirus is available in a range of community languages.
Watch via our YouTube channel.
BAME translated resources for people living with dementia
A national resource of written and audio translated materials of the guidance on coronavirus and other information to support those with dementia, their families and carers. The materials have been translated into the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Punjabi, Portuguese, Polish, Somali, and Urdu.
- Covid explanation of terms
- Shielding guidelines
- Staying safe outside your home
- Getting a Covid test
- Coronavirus guidance for people who provide unpaid care to family and friends
- Meeting with others
- Support bubble
- Looking after friends or family when they leave hospital
- Vaccine for coronavirus
- Safeguarding Factsheet: Community volunteers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Access the resources on the Race Equality Foundation website.
COVID-19 App
COVID-19 App Features poster is available in: Arabic, Chinese, Gujarati, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Urdu. Download:
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Arabic
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Chinese
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Gujarati
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Polish
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Punjabi
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Romanian
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Somali
- COVID-19 App Features poster - Urdu
COVID advice for parents
Two page PDF for parents with advice on actions needed and school attendance in a variety of scenarios. These resources are available in: Bengali, Ethiopian, Hindi, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Somali, Swahili-Kenya, Urdu. Download below:
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Bengali
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Ethiopian
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Hindi
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Hungarian
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Polish
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Portuguese
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Slovak
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Swahili-Kenya
- COVID-19 advice for parents poster - Urdu
Doctors of the World
Further to recent changes in the Government and NHS official guidance on COVID-19, Doctors of the World UK have been updating its translated guidance in 60 languages.
Follow the link to the website here.
Doctors of the World have also translated the guidance into videos. You'll find the videos on their website.
Guidance from government
Public Health England has translated the message that COVID-19 testing and treatment is free of charge, irrespective of immigration status in 40 languages (including English). Please visit the PHE Migrant Health Guide under sub-heading ‘Translated advice and guidance for the public’ to access the full set of languages. These translations are based on the simplified message in English available on the NHS website.
The government have also produced guidance, including leaflets, on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19. Follow this link for shielding guidance translated into multiple languages and easy read.
- Translated posters promoting drive through testing and self-isolation are now available in 11 languages from the Campaign Resource Centre.
- Translated posters promoting ‘cough’ and ‘loss of taste’ symptoms are now available in 11 languages from the Campaign Resource Centre.
- Translated posters promoting the use of face coverings on public transport and safe distancing for young people are now available in 11 languages from the Campaign Resource Centre.
COVID-19 Migrant Information Service
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has set up the COVID-19 Migrant Information Service, an online platform that provides multilingual information on COVID-19 measures and support in the UK context. The aim is to support migrants who may face linguistic barriers in navigating complex information. The information is initially available in five languages – English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Romanian – and relates to 5 important areas of everyday life that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 emergency: health, employment, benefits, housing, and immigration.
British Red Cross
In order to prevent people losing contact with loved ones during COVID-19, British Red Cross have produced some tips for staying connected and an Emergency Contact Card where people can write the name of the person they would wish to be contacted should they become seriously ill. This may be next of kin, a family member or friend. The Emergency Contact Card is to be completed in English so that emergency services can easily contact the person’s designated person. The accompanying language guides explain this and tips for people not confident in speaking/writing English.
The prevention messages and Emergency Contact Cards can be downloaded at redcross.org.uk/trace, or people can make their own with paper and pen at home. Currently, there are 11 languages available, with a further 11 in progress.
Covid-19 infographics
A group of doctors, medical students and volunteers, have created infographics to help summarise key points about COVID-19 in a variety of languages to get the right information, in an easy to understand format, to these communities.
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