Coronavirus: help for the community

If you need help, please see our Dover District Support Services List (updated 6 January 2021). 

National Lockdown - Stay at Home

From 05 January, national lockdown rules apply in England.  

Help reduce our infection rates and lower the spread of coronavirus in our community by following the rules for national lockdown: stay at home. This is to protect yourself, your loved ones and to help reduce the number of people needing hospital care. 

This Stay at Home Poster provides a summary of the new restrictions. Alternative text is provided in our National Lockdown Summary section.

Shielding

• The Government has reintroduced the National Shielding Scheme for everyone who been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable. If you are in this group, you will previously have received a letter from the NHS or from your GP telling you this. You may have been advised to shield in the past.
• Please see the Government's Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19.

Kent Together

If you are vulnerable and need urgent support that cannot be met through existing support networks, please contact Kent Together. If you are unable to use the online form, call the helpline on 03000 41 92 92 (text relay 18001 03000 41 92 92). Deaf British Sign Language users can text the Sensory Services team on 07920 154 315 for help making a request.