Coronavirus

COVID-19

COVID-19 symptoms:

• a fever (high temperature - 38 degrees Celsius or above)

• a new cough - this can be any kind of cough, not just dry

• shortness of breath or breathing difficulties

• loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal -

• You may not have all of these symptoms. It can take up to 14 days for symptoms to show. They can be similar to symptoms of cold and flu.

If you have any common symptoms of COVID-19 (coronavirus), self-isolate (stay in your room) and get a COVID-19 test. Other people in your household will need to restrict their movements (stay at home).

To get a free COVID-19 test you can:

·        phone a GP

·        book a test online

·        go to a walk-in test centre

Call 112 or 999 if:

you are very short of breath and cannot complete a sentence

For further information please visit: 

• www.hpsc.ie 

• www2.hse.ie

There are also COVID-19 information leaflets, FAQ sheet, Hand Hygiene posters etc on our staff and manager's Information page of the intranet.