Coronavirus: what it means for you if you have heart or circulatory disease

This is a Q&A provided by the British Heart Foundation

Updated Tuesday 31 March 2020

Families across Scarborough & Whitby with loved ones stranded abroad have been told not to worry as the Government announces a £75 million package to help Britons stuck overseas return home.

The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. 

Supermarkets are being given access to a sensitive database containing the details of 1.5 million of the country’s most vulnerable people to ensure they are able to get food.

During Treasury questions in the House of Commons yesterday, Robert was able to raise the concerns of self-employed people in the tourism sector including recreational charter fishermen.

The Prime Minister has announced people will be barred from leaving their homes and gardens to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Brits will only be able to go out to:

Staying at home can stop Coronavirus spreading. Social distancing will work if we all play our part.

I am appalled that after the Government took the tough decision to close pubs, restaurants and cafes, places like Whitby are packed with tourists.

These guidelines outline the best ways to be prepared for, as well as how to respond, in the event of an outbreak of a viral infection.

The Government recently launched a public information campaign setting out how everyone can take steps to minimise risk to them and their families: 

Local MP, Robert Goodwill, toured Scarborough-based modular framing producer, LGSF, last week to examine their manufacturing facility. ‘Modular manufacturing is a key route to solving the housing crisis. LGSF and Scarborough are leading the way in this industry’ said Robert.

Robert Goodwill is MP for Scarborough and Whitby, and is a former Home Office and Education Minister.