Coronavirus Update

Dundee City Council is working closely with partners across the city to deal with the increasing impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Officers are monitoring the local situation daily and following the advice given by government and NHS public health experts. The council continues to consider appropriate actions based on the national guidance.

As of Tuesday March 31:

• Update on the disposal of gas cylinders, gas bottles and batteries;
• Advice on how to avoid Covid-19 general scams;
• Update on the learning resource for parents and carers to include more hearing impaired, young carers and additional support needs information.

With the current closure of recycling centres in the city, residents should not dispose of gas bottles or gas cylinders in their household bins.

Householders should not put gas bottles in any of their bins at home as an alternative, as they may explode under heat or pressure and cause injury.

Residents are advised to hold on to the cylinders or bottles until the national restrictions are lifted. Some bottles and cylinders are refillable or by contacting the gas provider or selling agent an alternative collection may be arranged.

We also request that individuals do not dispose of batteries in their kerbside collections as these can also be hazardous. It is advised that batteries are kept until recycling centres are re-opened.

A number of scams connected to Coronavirus (Covid-19) have been reported. Many of the Covid-19 scams relate to attempts by companies and individuals to sell products they claim prevent or cure the coronavirus. Members of the public are warned to remain vigilant and refrain from buying fake testing kits, homemade hand sanitiser or safety products such as masks. These products are unlikely to have the necessary active ingredients, meet safety requirements or plainly don’t exist.

Other methods of scams linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have also taken the form of telephone scams, text message scams, email scams, pop-ups and other misleading websites.

A variety of additional resources have been collated on the Dundee City Council learning resource for parents/carers and children at home.

In order to equip parents and carers with the necessary resources for home schooling, the schools information toolkit has been developed to include a comprehensive list of information and advice.

Dundee City Council is working closely with partners across the city to deal with the increasing impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Officers are monitoring the local situation daily and following the advice given by government and NHS public health experts. The council continues to consider appropriate actions based on the national guidance.

As of today (Tuesday March 31):

·         Update on the disposal of gas cylinders, gas bottles and batteries;

·         Advice on how to avoid Covid-19 general scams;

·         Update on the learning resource for parents and carers to include more hearing impaired, young carers and additional support needs information.

With the current closure of recycling centres in the city, residents should not dispose of gas bottles or gas cylinders in their household bins.

Householders should not put gas bottles in any of their bins at home as an alternative, as they may explode under heat or pressure and cause injury.

Residents are advised to hold on to the cylinders or bottles until the national restrictions are lifted. Some bottles and cylinders are refillable or by contacting the gas provider or selling agent an alternative collection may be arranged.

We also request that individuals do not dispose of batteries in their kerbside collections as these can also be hazardous. It is advised that batteries are kept until recycling centres are re-opened.

A number of scams connected to Coronavirus (Covid-19) have been reported. Many of the Covid-19 scams relate to attempts by companies and individuals to sell products they claim prevent or cure the coronavirus.Members of the public are warned to remain vigilant and refrain from buying fake testing kits, homemade hand sanitiser or safety products such as masks. These products are unlikely to have the necessary active ingredients, meet safety requirements or plainly don’t exist.

Other methods of scams linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have also taken the form of telephone scams, text message scams, email scams, pop-ups and other misleading websites.

A variety of additional resources have been collated on the Dundee City Council learning resource for parents/carers and children at home.

In order to equip parents and carers with the necessary resources for home schooling, the schools information toolkit has been developed to include a comprehensive list of information and advice.