Guidance

COVID-19: guidance for providers of accommodation for asylum seekers

Guidance aimed at all staff involved in the support of asylum seekers in all accommodation settings.

From:
UK Health Security Agency and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
Published
15 December 2020
Last updated
24 August 2022 — See all updates

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This guidance is out of date. For information on COVID-19 testing, refer to the guidance COVID-19 testing in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings. Guidance on living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19 is also available.

Applies to England

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This guidance is aimed at all staff involved in the support of asylum seekers in all accommodation settings. It will assist healthcare, public health and accommodation staff in making these accommodation settings safer and managing coronavirus (COVID-19) cases when they occur.

Updates to this page

Published 15 December 2020
Last updated 24 August 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added note on the withdrawal of guidance on 31 August.

  2. Added note to advise that the guidance will be updated shortly in relation to changes to testing that came into effect on 1 April 2022.

  3. Updated in line with changes to self-isolation regulations.

  4. Reverted back to 27 January version. Will be updated to reflect changes to self-isolation.

  5. Updated to reflect the removal of the self-isolation regulations.

  6. Updated in line with removal of legal requirement to wear face coverings.

  7. Added call out box regarding upcoming changes to face coverings legislation.

  8. Guidance updated to reflect changes to testing requirements for incoming travellers to England.

  9. Guidance updated to reflect changes to the self-isolation advice for people who have received a positive COVID-19 test result.

  10. Updated in line with Plan B rule changes on the use of face coverings in indoor settings and changes to advice on self-isolation for contacts.

  11. Added What has changed section. Clarified that contacts legally required to self-isolate (including contacts of suspected or confirmed Omicron cases) must complete their isolation period even if they test negative during that period.

  12. Updated guidance for people identified as a suspected or confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Updated advice on PCR testing.

  13. Updated guidance to include information for contingency and dispersal accommodation settings and guidance on managing cases and their contacts.

  14. Updated and restructured guidance in line with changes in Step 4 of the roadmap.

  15. First published.

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