{"id":38289,"date":"2020-06-26T07:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T07:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/?p=38289"},"modified":"2020-06-26T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:25:49","slug":"bhiva-tht-updated-guidelines-for-social-distancing-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/38289","title":{"rendered":"BHIVA\/THT updated guidelines for social distancing in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"HTBsubhead3authorcredit\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19-graphic.png\" width=\"231\" height=\"142\" \/>Simon Collins, HIV i-Base<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">On 23 June 2020, BHIVA\/THT updated guidance to reflect changes in government advice on COVID-19 in the UK.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\"><b>From 6 July<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"HTBBODYtext\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">People can meet outdoors in groups of up to six people from outside your household. This still involves social distancing\u00a0and\u00a0not sharing items\u00a0such as cups and plates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"HTBBODYtext\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">If you live alone (or are a lone adult with dependent children under 18), you can form a support bubble with another household.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\"><b>From 1 August<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"HTBBODYtext\">There is no need to shield. You can visit shops and places of worship, with\u00a0strict social distancing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\">The guidance about shielding is slightly different if you live in\u00a0Scotland, Wales\u00a0or\u00a0Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\">For HIV positive people shielding due to a very low CD4 count or recent serious illness related to HIV, please speak to your HIV doctor. This is especially if you are worried about stopping shielding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\">However, shielding support from the Government will only continue until the end of July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\">Please be careful to continue social distancing and hand washing. Also, to avoid any contact with people who are diagnosed with COVID-19 or who have possible symptoms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBreferences\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Please see the full guidance for additional links and details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBreferences\">Reference<\/p>\n<p class=\"HTBBODYtext\">BHIVA. <span lang=\"EN-US\">Updated Government guidance on 22 June \u2013 advice from the British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). (23 June 2020).<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhiva.org\/updated-government-guidance-on-22-June\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bhiva.org\/updated-government-guidance-on-22-June<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Collins, HIV i-Base On 23 June 2020, BHIVA\/THT updated guidance to reflect changes in government advice on COVID-19 in the UK. From 6 July People can meet outdoors in groups of up to six people from outside your household. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[285,278],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19-guidelines","category-covid-19"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}