Hello there!

This is probably not the first, nor the last message you will receive about Covid-19, or coronavirus. The welfare and health of everyone attending and running Nursery events, classes and courses is obviously of utmost importance to us.

Please see below some precautions we can all take so we can continue to enjoy improv whilst taking care of ourselves and others.

Covid-19

As you are probably aware, Covid-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways, with symptoms that include a cough, high fever and shortness of breath. As this is a new disease, many things are still unclear. The current risk in the UK is moderate.

For more detailed information on the virus, please visit the government action plan.

Our position

For the moment, all of our courses, drop ins, jams and shows will continue as normal – so be welcome! We would like to ask you to follow these practical, common sense guidelines to help prevent the spread of the virus:

• Wash your hands often with water and soap for at least 20 seconds. Please do this at the start and end of any class or jam
• Use hand sanitiser if water and soap are not available
• Although physical contact during scenes is obviously unavoidable at times, we would advise to keep it to a minimum
• Stay at home when you’re feeling unwell, even if symptoms are mild

Other, general guidelines that you can also find on this NHS Covid-19 page:

• Cover your mouth with a tissue or sleeve when you cough or sneeze and put the tissue in the bin immediately and wash your hands
• Try to avoid contact with people who are unwell
• Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean

Travel

If you have travelled recently (in the last 14 days) to the UK from places with a higher risk of Covid-19, please follow this NHS advice (it includes a list of countries).

It’s a whole lot of stuff to take in, so thank you for reading and thanks for your understanding. Going forward, we will base operational decisions on government advice and/or measures by venues we work with and will keep you informed.

In the meantime, we wish you all the best and we hope to see you at one of our events!