What should I do if I have Covid-19?

The NHS has information on how to care for yourself or someone else at home if you have Covid-19. It also explains the signs that mean you should call 999.

The NHS has pages explaining when you need to stay at home and how long for.

If you need free food or a food bank, get in touch with the council using the link, phone number or email below.

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Across the city

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NHS Volunteer Responders can help you by picking up shopping and other essentials, or calling you for a friendly chat. Just call to ask for help.

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Across the city

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8am to 8pm

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Across the city

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If you need food right away, your local mutual aid group might help. Mutual aid groups are neighbours who help each other out on WhatsApp or Facebook. Join the Brighton and Hove mutual aid Facebook group, or the one for your area and ask for help.

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Across the city

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Emergency phone number available 9am to 9pm

If you need food right away, Co-op can deliver within two hours.

You need to spend at least £15. Delivery costs between 99p and £1.99.

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Across the city

If you are shielding or self-isolating, you can order shopping from Morrisons to be delivered the next day.

You need to have a card to pay with.

Delivery is free for elderly and vulnerable people, £2 for students and £4.50 for everyone else.

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Within a 10-minute drive of St James’s Street

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03456116111

(select option five)

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Seven days a week. Call before 5pm for delivery the next day.

Pop To The Shop is a website where you can ask for help getting shopping for yourself or someone else. You add your shopping list, pay online, and a volunteer will collect and deliver it for you. It costs £1, to cover the cost of running the site and handling payment.

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Across the city

If you want to apply for Universal Credit, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction the council has information on its website, over the phone and by email.

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Across the city

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Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm

If you need help paying for energy bills and other essentials, the council Local Discretionary Social Fund could help.

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Across the city

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Citizens Advice has information about what to do if you can’t pay your bills because of coronavirus.

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Across the city

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Check what benefits you can get, or see if there are changes to your benefits on the Citizens Advice website. You can also call the helpline if you can’t find what you need online.

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Across the city

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If you’ve been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace You could be eligible for a £500 Test and Trace Support Payment.

You can book a coronavirus test on the GOV.UK website. You can also call the NHS 111 helpline to ask for a test. You can ask for a home test kit or a testing appointment.

Do not go to the testing centre unless you have a booking.

NHS tests are free.

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24 hours a day, 7 days a week

There’s information on coronavirus testing in the city on the Brighton & Hove City Council website.

If you have coronavirus symptoms, you can ask for a test through the NHS website. You need to have the test in the first five days of having symptoms. It’s best to ask for the test in the first three days, as it may take some time to arrange.

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Across the city

The NHS website has information on when to get a test and what it’s like.