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. The updated version includes changes in social distancing rules and the new symptom of coronavirus.
Follow the link to the website here.
Doctors of the World have now translated the guidance into videos in five different languages and more will be added soon.
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.
You can also download guidance on social distancing for everyone in the UK, including children, and protecting older people and vulnerable people - in different languages from the gov.uk website.
The materials are available in 11 languages and easy read format.
Follow the link for Coronavirus information leaflet
Follow the link for social distancing guidance.
Follow the link for shielding guidance.
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.
Local information
Spirit of Salford - Yiddish Translation
Cllr Afzal Khan has made a video in Urdu as there wasn’t one available. View it here.
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