Testing and treatment for Covid-19 will be free for everyone, regardless of residency status.
Healthcare for refugees & asylum seekers
Healthcare for overseas visitors
COVID-19 Health Information (NHS)
Information in British Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, Polish, Romanian, Czech Slovak, Urdu
If you have to phone Phone NHS 24 (111) and require an interpreter:
- NHS 24 (111) will ask you to press 9 to continue.
- You need to say your name, language and phone number in English and they will call you back with an interpreter.
Registering a death in Greater Glasgow & Clyde during COVID 19 pandemic (available in Arabic, English, Farsi, Mandarin, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Urdu)
COVID-19 Multilingual Guidance (Doctors of the World)
UK Government Guidance
Resources below available in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, French, Gujarati, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu & Welsh.
Guidance on social distancing & for vulnerable people
Guidance for household with possible coronavirus infection
Easy Read Guidance (Talking Mats)
Easy Read guidance on the coronavirus regulations (23.03.20)
Coronavirus Q&A (World Health Organisation)
English / Arabic / Chinese / French / Russian / Spanish
Handwashing Guidance
How to properly wash your hands (CNA – Certified Nursing Assistants)
Resources in Other Languages
Guidance about Social Distancing (Romanian)
COVID-19 Information Facebook Group (Slovak)
COVID-19 Information Poster (Slovak)
Coronavirus Information in Different Community Languages (Leeds City Council) – Incl. Bengali, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Urdu, Slovak, Punjabi, Tigrinya, Farsi, Kurdish Sorani, Mandarin, Hindi, English
Stay at Home Video Messages
Stay at Home video message (Romanian)
Stay at Home video message (Slovak)
Stay at Home video message (Romanian Romanes)
Stay at Home video message (Slovak Romanes)
Coronavirus Information for Children
Video in English (Lickety Spit)
Video in Arabic (Lickety Spit)
Video in Polish (Lickety Spit)
Video in Spanish (Lickety Spit)
Animation Video in Slovak (City of Vienna)
Animation Video in Romanes (City of Vienna)
Digital Support
Guides to using Zoom in Arabic, English, French, Kurdish, Polish, Somali, Spanish & Tigrinya
Mental Health Support
Community Support
Ethnic Minority National Resilience Network (BEMIS Scotland)
Advice from the Scottish Government about helping in your commuity
Local Facebook groups, providing platforms to stay connected & support each other:
Govanhill Mutual Aid (Romanian)
Southside Self-Isolation Support Group
See COVID-19: Access to Services across the South East of Glasgow for updates on changes to our members’ & other community services.
See CoronavirusAdvice.scot for practical information & advice about coronavirus
UPDATED: 6th April 2020 (We will keep this page updated as new guidance is given & translations are made)
