Coronavirus information in other languages and formats
Coronavirus information in British Sign Language
The Camden RAD Deaf Advice service is providing updates for residents in BSL:
6 August video update: Changes to self-isolation and face coverings guidance, shielding, Camden libraries, business pavement licences Watch more video updates
Royal Association for Deaf people and Signhealth are providing regular video updates on latest government guidelines and news in BSL.
Coronavirus information in other languages
We have produced information about Test and Trace in Arabic, Bengali, French and Somali.
Doctors of the World has produced guidance informed by Government and NHS advice. This is translated into 60 languages – including Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, traditional and simplified Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu. Some audio and video translations as well as written translations are available.
A group of doctors, medical students and volunteers has created COVID-19 infographics that give general advice and myth-busting information translated into 34 languages including Arabic, Bengali, traditional and simplified Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu.
British Red Cross has produced tips on staying connected and an Emergency Contact Card where people can write the name and details of the person they would wish to be contacted if they become seriously ill. This has been translated into languages including Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Kurdish Sorani, Farsi, Pashto, Somali, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.