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CIEH: supporting you in the fight against coronavirus

19 March 2020, The CIEH team

EHPs are uniquely placed to help deal with this crisis.

July 2020

Tackling modern day slavery during COVID-19

23 July 2020, Katie Coyne

Politicisation of COVID-19 testing targets slowed progress

21 July 2020, Katie Coyne

Hands cleaning a surface with spray and a cloth

‘Take cleaning products claims with a pinch of salt,’ advises food hygiene expert

09 July 2020, Katie Coyne

Detail of ultraestructure of deadly coronavirus particles under transmission electron microscopy

Natural environment must be protected to prevent future disease

09 July 2020, Katie Coyne

A crowded riverside

English test and trace system ‘set up to cope with far more cases than it gets’

09 July 2020, Katie Coyne

June 2020

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Contact tracing ‘should be led by local authorities’, say health researchers

26 June 2020, Katie Coyne

Concept: cotton wound around pins sticking up out of a piece of fabric to show connections

How is contact tracing working in practice?

25 June 2020, Katie Coyne

Two gas rings burning

‘Tackle fuel poverty to prevent winter COVID-19 deaths,’ PM is urged

23 June 2020, Katie Coyne

A queue of people outside a Boots

Discourse around 1m/2m distancing rule ‘has been overly politicised’

22 June 2020, Katie Coyne

Ditching 2m rule ‘risks people not distancing at all’

18 June 2020, Katie Coyne

People queue outside a supermarket in Newport, Wales

Controlling COVID-19 needs several interventions

18 June 2020, Katie Coyne

Patient receives acupuncture therapy on her hand

Clear guidance needed for beauty industry post-lockdown

17 June 2020, Katie Coyne

A 2m distancing sign on the floor of a supermarket

Isle of Man lifts 2m distancing rule

15 June 2020, Katie Coyne

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Councils rush to develop contingencies in case of COVID-19 resurgence

11 June 2020, Katie Coyne

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

How one county escaped the worst of COVID-19

11 June 2020, Katie Coyne

A man using a smartphone with a laptop in front of him.

‘Someone’s doing the contact tracing, but it’s not us…’

04 June 2020, Katie Coyne

Satellite view of the United Kingdom, with Great Britain and Northern Ireland coloured red

Brexit and COVID-19 ‘too much at once’ for Northern Ireland

04 June 2020, Katie Coyne

A woman's hands being washed in a sink

Why aren’t we washing our hands?

03 June 2020, Pennie Taylor

People in a queue with distance markers

Keep 2m distancing in face of commercial pressure, CIEH urges

02 June 2020, Katie Coyne

A woman puts on a face mask

Lockdown easing is being ‘misjudged’, say public health directors

01 June 2020, Katie Coyne

May 2020

Contact tracer Jane Tait

The inside track on tracing

28 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Planet Earth from space

Planet’s health must be priority to assure future prosperity, research says

28 May 2020, Katie Coyne

New cycle lane in Milan as city starts to reopen after coronavirus lockdown

‘You can’t self-isolate from climate crisis’

28 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Tim Hatch, deputy director for emergency preparedness, Alabama, US

Tales from the front line: ‘There’s a tremendous amount of EH influence on this disaster’

28 May 2020, Katie Coyne

An empty motorway during lockdown

‘Tackle climate change and air pollution together,’ says expert

21 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Screen at a supermarket checkout

COVID-19 risks ‘need balancing against other H&S concerns’

21 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Phone headset on a keyboard

Public health directors demand integrated approach to contact tracing

20 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Man in a laboratory

Government must focus on quality not quantity of testing, says lab boss

20 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Centralised response to COVID-19 ‘reminiscent of handling of foot and mouth’

15 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Tracing is ‘every country’s top requirement’, says WHO envoy

15 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

English council leaders reject government’s ‘stay alert’ messaging

15 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Food businesses prepare to reopen

FSA issues guidance on reopening for food businesses

14 May 2020, Katie Coyne

‘Tidal wave’ of evictions expected after lockdown unless action is taken

12 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Port Douglas, Isle of Man

Isle of Man intends to test, trace – and keep borders closed

12 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Nurse wearing PPE

‘The whole thing needs ramping up’, says leading bacteriologist on testing

12 May 2020, Katie Coyne

AI diagnostics predict COVID-19 without testing

12 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Cowes, Isle of Wight

‘We should just crack on’: views on the new contact tracing app

05 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Feet and shadows

EHPs call for the right resources to do their jobs

05 May 2020, Katie Coyne

Food waste caddy

Food waste reduces as households adapt to eating in

05 May 2020, Sarah Campbell

View from the Seeis checkpoint near Windhoek, Namibia

‘I believe that each individual should use his or her expertise to make a difference in the lives of many’

05 May 2020, Sarah Campbell

April 2020

Person washing hands

Link between EH and public health ‘must be restored’, says expert

28 April 2020, Katie Coyne

EH to be at heart of contact tracing

28 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Construction workers from overhead

Anonymous H&S reporting 'could go further'

21 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Tales from the front line: ‘It’s a bit of a privilege doing something like this’

21 April 2020, Katie Coyne

COVID-19 tracker app on a smartphone

Symptom tracker app to expand its reach

21 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Clear skies and no traffic during the COVID-19 lockdown

Let's keep cleaner air and stronger communities after COVID-19, say charities

20 April 2020, Katie Coyne

A protester placing flowers at the 'Unknown construction worker' statue in London

HSE opens up anonymous hotline for workers

16 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Closed Covid-19 sign

Tales from the front line: closing borders on the Isle of Man

15 April 2020, Katie Coyne

A protester at the 'Unknown building worker' statue in London

Protesting in the time of coronavirus

15 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Tales from the front line: the EHPs getting people fed amid the pandemic

09 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Hand sanitiser and face masks

Whistleblowers ‘need a hotline’ to report employers’ poor practices

08 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Construction site from above

Campaigners appeal for a stop to non-essential work

08 April 2020, Katie Coyne

EHPs 'are being overlooked for contact tracing work'

07 April 2020, Katie Coyne

Tales from the front line: ‘For rough sleepers, accommodation is only one part of the issue’

06 April 2020, Sarah Campbell

A person's hand holding a pint of beer

Councils put new lockdown laws into practice

06 April 2020, Sarah Campbell

A bonfire in a garden

Garden fires fuel anger among neighbours

03 April 2020, Sarah Campbell

A person's hand holding a pint of beer

Pub caught flouting lockdown laws

02 April 2020, Sarah Campbell

March 2020

Coronavirus closure notice

A barrister's guide to the new coronavirus regulations

30 March 2020, Katie Coyne

NI EHPs coordinate aid for vulnerable people

27 March 2020, Katie Coyne

Mattress and bedding on the street

'Avoid a rise in criminal evictions', councils warned

27 March 2020, Katie Coyne

EHP shares food safety guidance for volunteers

26 March 2020, Katie Coyne

Houses of Parliament

EH's role in enforcing lockdown still being clarified

24 March 2020, Katie Coyne

Housing EHPs use technology to adapt to new world'

24 March 2020, Katie Coyne

'Bring in rationing to avoid food crisis'

24 March 2020, Katie Coyne

Legal expert develops coronavirus legislation guidance

24 March 2020, Katie Coyne

Row of takeaways and shops

FSA asks councils to focus on 'urgent reactive work'

24 March 2020, Katie Coyne

Houses of Parliament

EH's role in enforcing lockdown still being clarified

24 March 2020, Katie Coyne

CIEH: supporting you in the fight against coronavirus

19 March 2020, The CIEH team

Empty supermarket shelves

Coronavirus battle ‘will transfer to community’ as number of cases rises

19 March 2020, Katie Coyne

Houses of Parliament, UK

Council workers must have key worker status

19 March 2020, Katie Coyne

'Use us to fight the virus. It’s our job'

19 March 2020, Katie Coyne

How is EH working during the outbreak?

19 March 2020, Katie Coyne

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