This means it is important that you understand and consider the risks of catching or spreading COVID-19 in all situations. There are still cases of COVID-19 in England and there is a risk you could catch or pass on the virus, even once you are fully vaccinated. Every little action helps to keep us all safer. In situations where there is a higher risk of catching or passing on COVID-19, you should be particularly careful to follow the guidance on keeping yourself and others safe as we return to normality. In general, the risk of catching or passing on COVID-19 is higher in crowded and enclosed spaces, where there are more people who might be infectious and limited fresh air. The particles can also land on surfaces and be passed from person to person via touch. The particles can come into contact with the eyes, nose or mouth or can be breathed in by another person. When someone with COVID-19 breathes, speaks, coughs or sneezes, they release particles containing the virus that causes COVID-19. It is possible to be infected by someone you don’t have close contact with, especially if you’re in a crowded and/or poorly ventilated space.Ĭlose contact with an infected person is also a significant way COVID-19 is spread. Airborne transmission is a very significant way that the virus circulates. COVID-19 is spread by airborne transmission, close contact via droplets, and via surfaces. The risk of catching or passing on COVID-19 can be higher in certain places and when doing certain activities. Every action you can take to help reduce the spread will help reduce pressure on the NHS during the winter months. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you should arrange to take a PCR test as soon as possible, even if you’ve had one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.ĬOVID-19 will be a feature of our lives for the foreseeable future, so we need to learn to live with it and manage the risk to ourselves and others.Īll of us can play our part by understanding the situations where risks of COVID-19 infection and transmission are likely to be higher, and taking action to reduce these risks.įollowing this guidance will help you to understand situations where there is a greater risk of catching or spreading COVID-19 and the steps that you can take to stay safe and protect others. It is still possible to catch and spread COVID-19, even if you are fully vaccinated.Īnyone with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test result should stay at home and self-isolate immediately. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Version of this document in a more accessible format, please email tell us what format you need.
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As their names imply, the Monthly channel is updated every month while the Semi-Annual channel receives updates every January and July. The Monthly Channel is not applied by default, and instead most users/organizations will be apart of the Semi-Annual Channel. This feature is currently only available to Office users in the Monthly update channel. Links received for certain notifications such as mentionsĭocument links protected by Safe Links on mobile Links to files NOT stored in OneDrive or SharePoint Links from 1st party Office clients such as OneNote, Teams, Skype, It’s important to note that there are a number of scenarios where the link handling option is not yet supported, listed below. To make the this change, go to File > Options > Advanced > Link Handling in any Office 365 desktop application and check the box next to “Open supported hyperlinks to Office files in Office desktop apps” If users prefer to have files open in the online application, no action needs to be taken.
Users can apply a change to make it so Excel, Word, & PowerPoint files that are stored in OneDrive, SharePoint, or Outlook open in their desktop app by default. In a recent Office 365 Monthly Channel update, Microsoft has given users the ability to control where Office documents open in their default behavior. Until now, users who prefer to open the file in the desktop application have needed to manually select the option to edit in the desktop version of the app they’re working in. Currently, when a link to a file that’s stored in OneDrive or SharePoint is clicked, it opens the file in the online version of the Office application by default. The opening location of Microsoft Office 365 files and documents has long been a subject of controversy.