What is COVID19 (Coronavirus)?
Covid19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It is caused by a virus called Coronavirus. Symptoms can be mild, moderate, severe or fatal.
For further information please visit the WHO (World Health Organisation) website here.
Key symptoms of COVID19, as of February 2023
The UK Gov website explains the main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- continuous cough
- high temperature, fever or chills
- loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell
- shortness of breath
- unexplained tiredness, lack of energy
- muscle aches or pains that are not due to exercise
- not wanting to eat or not feeling hungry
- headache that is unusual or longer lasting than usual
- sore throat, stuffy or runny nose
- diarrhoea, feeling sick or being sick
To protect others, stay at home if you or someone you live with has symptoms of coronavirus. For further information please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19
What safeguarding have Glanvilles put in place?
We have introduced changes to our office environment and system processes, to ensure that we can continue to provide an effective and efficient service within all our departments.
Our lawyers remain able to work at the office and/or from home. This means if there was another lock down, our lawyers are able to continue working on your matter remotely and securely.
What to expect if I have to attend the office?
The safety, health and welfare of our staff, clients and suppliers remains our top priority. The below are some examples of what to expect if you require attending the office and must be followed even if you have received your COVID19 vaccine;
If you, a member of your household or someone you have been in close contact with are displaying symptoms of COVID19, or have tested positive in the last 10 days, please do not attend any of our offices
Our teams will encourage the use of telephone and/or online appointments in the first instance wherever possible
If you attend any of our offices, the wearing of a face mask is welcomed
Please maintain at least two metres social distancing whilst attending one of our offices
Use of hand sanitizer is available and encouraged at all offices
Gloves and use of own pens are not mandatory at our offices but are welcomed
We understand attending a solicitor’s office can be overwhelming; where possible one client attending the office is preferable. A limit on people attending together, or with more than three people, may be necessary where it is difficult to maintain a safe social distance
Clients may be asked to wait outside if there are too many people in the reception areas in order to maintain a safe social distance.
A copy of our COVID19 Risk assessment is available in each of our offices at reception, and throughout the buildings for our staff.
Thank you for your understanding and for choosing Glanvilles LLP as your law firm.
