Coronavirus pod is placed at Banbury's Horton General Hospital

A 'pod' for patients complaining of symptoms of the coronavirus has been placed at the Horton General Hospital.
The pod at the Horton where those with symptoms of coronavirus should goThe pod at the Horton where those with symptoms of coronavirus should go
The pod at the Horton where those with symptoms of coronavirus should go

The Portakabin has been placed outside A&E in order to keep anyone with symptoms of the virus separate from the main A&E waiting and treatment areas, and to avoid pressure on the emergency department.

A pod has also been placed outside the A&E at the JR hospital, Oxford.

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A spokesman for the Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) Trust said: "Following national guidance, all hospitals with Emergency Departments (A&E) are putting in place NHS 111 pods, so that anyone attending hospital with symptoms of the virus can be kept isolated from other patients and avoid causing unnecessary pressure in A&E.

"These Portakabins® are now in place at the main entrances of the John Radcliffe and Horton General Hospitals. They are there to deflect people who might otherwise go into one of our Emergency Departments. As neither the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre nor the Churchill Hospital have emergency departments, they do not need pods.

"Everyone can continue to play their part by taking simple steps such as washing hands to prevent the spread of infection, and calling NHS 111 first before going to the doctors or A&E if they have any concerns about or show symptoms of coronavirus."

The trust offered additional advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.

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If you have travelled from Wuhan or Hubei Province to the UK in the last 14 days you should immediately:

• stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu

• call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the area.

If you have returned to the UK from other parts of China or Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately:

• stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu

• call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country.

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