Translations and British Sign Language (BSL)
Advice and information in community languages and alternative reading formats to help keep you safe and healthy during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Coronavirus information in other languages
Public Health England has produced information leaflets about coronavirus in a range of different languages:
- Guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection- available in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu and Welsh
- Guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable- available in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu and Welsh
Stay alert to stay safe
Coronavirus information and support leaflet
(November 2020)
Handwashing
Safe distancing
Face covering
Transport face covering
Symptoms
Cough
Taste
COVID-19 advice and information
What to do to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
Doctors of the Worldhave also produced NHS COVID-19 advice in more languages, with further languages being added all the time. Available in Albanian, Dari, French, Pashto, Portuguese, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Farsi.Coronavirus information in easy read
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Coronavius (COVID-19): an easy read guide
- What to do if someone you share your home with has signs of coronavirus: an easy read guide
Easyread.Info provides information to help you to understand Coronavirus in an Easy to Read format.
Coronavirus update in BSL - April 2020
For daily Covid-19 updates in BSL, visit SignHealth.
For Covid-19 information to help you keep safe, please see:
- Tips for staying safe at home
- Spot the signs
- How to use the NHS
- Home isolation advice for those with symptoms
- Advice on face touching
- Essential Covid-19 advice
Additional resources for businesses, community and faith groups
Useful documents
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Covid 19 Arabic translation
(pdf, 701 KB)
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2020 07 16 Polish Handwashing poster
(pdf, 615 KB)
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2020_07_16 Punjabi PK Handwashing Poster
(pdf, 624 KB)
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2020_07_16 Slovak Handwashing Poster
(pdf, 617 KB)
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2020_07_16 Somali Handwashing Posters
(pdf, 615 KB)
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2020_07_16 Urdu Handwashing poster
(pdf, 616 KB)
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2020_07_17 Bengali Handwashing poster
(pdf, 623 KB)
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2020_07_17 Punjabi Indian Handwashing Poster
(pdf, 620 KB)
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2020.07.21 Hindi Handwashing poster
(pdf, 678 KB)
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2020.08.06 stay alert hand washing poster Arabic
(pdf, 595 KB)
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2020.08.06 stay alert handwashing Poster Gujarati
(pdf, 584 KB)
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2020 07 16 Punjabi PK Safe Distance poster
(pdf, 1 MB)
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2020 07 16 Slovak Safe Distance poster
(pdf, 1 MB)
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2020_07_16 Somali Safe Distance poster
(pdf, 1 MB)
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2020_07_16 Urdu Safe Distance poster
(pdf, 1 MB)
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2020 07 17 Bengali Safe Distance poster
(pdf, 1 MB)
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20200717 Punjabi Safe Distance poster
(pdf, 1 MB)
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2020.07.21 Hindi Safe Distance poster
(pdf, 2 MB)
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2020.08.06 stay alert safe distance Poster Arabic
(pdf, 1 MB)
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2020.08.06 stay alert safe distance Poster in Gujarati
(pdf, 1 MB)
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2020.08.04 Stay Alert Shopping Poster Arabic
(pdf, 4 MB)
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2020.08.04 Stay Alert Shopping Poster Bengali
(pdf, 4 MB)
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2020.08.04 Stay Alert Shopping Poster Gujarati
(pdf, 4 MB)
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2020.08.04 StayAlert Shopping Poster Hindi
(pdf, 4 MB)
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2020.08.04 Stay Alert Shopping Poster Polish
(pdf, 4 MB)
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2020.08.04 Stay Alert Shopping Poster Slovak
(pdf, 4 MB)
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2020.08.04 StayAlert Shopping Poster Urdu
(pdf, 4 MB)
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2020.08.04 Hindi Facecovering transport Poster
(pdf, 2 MB)
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2020.08.06 Facecovering transport Poster Urdu
(pdf, 2 MB)
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2020.08.06 Facecovering transport Poster Somali
(pdf, 2 MB)
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2020.08.06 Facecovering transport Poster Polish
(pdf, 2 MB)
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2020.08.06 Arabic Facecovering transport Poster
(pdf, 2 MB)
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2020.08.06 symptoms cough Poster Arabic
(pdf, 610 KB)
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2020.08.06 symptoms cough Poster Bengali
(pdf, 614 KB)
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2020.08.06 symptoms cough A4Poster Chinese
(pdf, 595 KB)
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2020.08.06 symptoms cough A4Poster Polish
(pdf, 632 KB)
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2020.08.06 symptoms cough Poster Punjabi India
(pdf, 604 KB)
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2020.08.06 symptoms cough Poster Punjabi Pakistan
(pdf, 611 KB)
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2020.08.06 symptoms cough Poster Slovakian
(pdf, 657 KB)
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Somali 2020.08.06 symptoms cough Poster
(pdf, 591 KB)
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Urdu 2020.08.06 symptoms cough Poster
(pdf, 610 KB)
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Arabic 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 853 KB)
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Bengali 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 859 KB)
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Chinese 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 838 KB)
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Gujarati 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 850 KB)
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Hindi 2020.08.04 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 888 KB)
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Polish 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 912 KB)
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Punjabi_India 2020.08.06 symptoms taste poster
(pdf, 878 KB)
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Punjabi_Pakistan 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 883 KB)
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Slovakian 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 925 KB)
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Somali 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 866 KB)
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Urdu 2020.08.06 symptoms taste Poster
(pdf, 887 KB)
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Arabic Coronavirus information and support handout
(pdf, 194 KB)
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Somali Coronavirus information handout
(pdf, 167 KB)
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Bengali Coronavirus information handout
(pdf, 249 KB)
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Arabic Coronavirus information handout
(jpg, 912 KB)
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Arabic Coronavirus information handout
(jpg, 1 MB)
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Bengali Coronavirus information handout
(jpg, 2 MB)
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Bengali Coronavirus information handout
(jpg, 1 MB)
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Somali Coronavirus information handout
(jpg, 1 MB)
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Somali Coronavirus information Somali
(jpg, 2 MB)