Government action plan for COVID-19 launched

The Government has set out a COVID-19 action plan of what to expect across the UK and states that it is ‘more likely than not that the UK will be significantly affected’. As there is neither a vaccine against COVID-19 nor any specific, proven, antiviral medication,1,2 most treatment will therefore be towards managing symptoms and providing support to patients with complications. It states that it is possible that up to one fifth of employees may be absent from work during peak weeks. As the majority of people with COVID-19 have recovered without the need for any specific treatment, they expect that