Coronavirus information - alternative formats and translations
You can access coronavirus information, updates and guides in different languages and formats here.
COVID-19 and vaccine information in alternative languages
Doctors of the World has produced information on the COVID-19 vaccine translated into 60 languages. Click here to access the information.
Click here to access COVID-19 vaccine leaflets in a range of languages from NHS England.
Click here for written and audio translated materials of the guidance on coronavirus and other
information from the Race Equality Foundation. This information has been designed to support those with dementia, their families and carers. The materials have been translated into the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Punjabi, Portuguese, Polish, Somali, and Urdu.
Click here for COVID-19 vaccine information videos in British Sign Language, including information for women of childbearing age, pregnant or breastfeeding and what to expect after your COVID-19 vaccination.
Click here for links to COVID-19 vaccination guidance for women of childbearing age, currently pregnant or breastfeeding in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese Brazilian, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian and Urdu.
Translations in five South Asian languages
Click here for links to videos with vaccine FAQs in five South Asian languages (Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil, Urdu).
Click here for links to vaccine explainer videos in five South Asian languages (Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil, Urdu).
Click here for links to vaccine myth busting videos in five South Asian languages (Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil, Urdu).
Click here for links to videos explaining the current travelling rules in England in five South Asian languages (Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil, Urdu).
Click here for links to videos explaining NHS Test and Trace in five South Asian languages (Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil, Urdu).
Click here for links to videos explaining the red list travelling rules in five South Asian languages (Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil, Urdu).
Click here for links to videos demonstrating how to take lateral flow COVID-19 tests at home, in five languages: Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil and Urdu.
Click here for links to videos with advice on the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy in five languages: Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil and Urdu.
Vaccine safety information in alternative languages
The following videos explaining the safety and effectiveness of vaccines have been filmed in alternative languages and shared by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Click here to watch in Arabic.
Click here to watch in Chinese.
Click here to watch in Nepali.
Click here to watch in Nigerian (Yoruba).
Click here to watch in Polish (part 1).
Click here to watch in Polish (part 2).
Click here to watch in Romanian.
Click here to watch in Pashto.
Click here to watch in Farsi/Dari.
Click here to watch in Gujarati.
Click here to watch in Bengali.
British Sign Language
Click here for a video from Merseyside Society for Deaf People translating information on the COVID-19 variant first detected in India and testing for people who live, work or study in Formby in British Sign Language.
Click here for regular videos of government advice and guidance in British Sign Language from SignHealth, deaf health charity.
Click here for British Sign Language videos on the COVID-19 vaccine, including information on the vaccine and blood clotting, phase two of the programme, eligible adults, women of childbearing age, pregnant or breastfeeding, and what to expect after the vaccination.
Click here to access a British Sign Language hand washing guide.
Click here for a video of home isolation advice for those with symptoms.
Click here for a video of the Prime Minister's letter in BSL with subtitles. Click here for a video of the accompanying coronavirus information leaflet in BSL with subtitles.
Click here for a video explaining the Stay Alert guidance in BSL with subtitles.
Click here for a video in BSL advising of coronavirus symptoms
Click here for a British Sign Language video explanation of the Test and Trace service.
Click here for an alternative British Sign Language video explanation of the Test and Trace service.
Click here for a video in BSL advising how to get tested for COVID-19.
Click here for an video advertising the Test and Trace service in BSL with subtitles.
On demand remote interpreting service
SignHealth & InterpreterNow have introduced an on demand remote interpreting service, BSLHealthAccess. This service allows Deaf people to have immediate access to British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters for communication with hearing people in any health settings or via the telephone, especially during this coronavirus pandemic - and it's free of charge. It's available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
All NHS health settings are included, such as GPs, Pharmacists, Hospitals and Dentists. Register and download the free InterpeterNow app to your device or access the service via the website - www.bslhealthaccess.co.uk
Materials about COVID 19 vaccinations for people with a learning disability
Covid vaccine film produced by Skills for People and Learning Disability England
PHE easy read Covid vaccination leaflet
PHE easy read What to expect after the vaccine leaflet
PHE easy read adult consent form
Additional training materials for COVID 19 vaccinators and volunteers provide top tips on communicating with people with a learning disability and autistic people and reasonable adjustments that should be considered
Easy read
Click here to access an easy read hand washing guide.
Click here to access an easy read Stay Alert poster.
Click here to access an easy read guide to symptoms.
Click here to read an easy-read guide on COVID-19 vaccination for women who might get pregnant, who are pregnant or are breastfeeding their baby
Large print
Click here to access a large print hand washing guide.
Click here for a large print version of the Government’s roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Click here for a large print poster explaining the symptoms of coronavirus.
Click here to access a large print Stay Alert guide
Audio
Click here to access an audio version of the hand washing guide.
Click here to access an audio version of the guide to coronavirus symptoms.
Click here for an audio version of the Stay Alert guidance.
Click here for an audio explanation of the Test and Trace service.
Watch this instructional video to help people with Sight Loss to put face masks on.
Braille
Click here for a braille version of the coronavirus information leaflet.
Other braille versions can be ordered from partnerships@phe.gov.uk
Translations
Instructions for the COVID-19 self test kit, along with translations in Irish, Lithuanian, Romanian, Somali and Bulgarian, are available here.
How to stop the spread of coronavirus - translations in Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Farsi, French, Guajarati, Hindi, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Nepali, Pahari, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi - Gurmukhi, Punjabi - Shahmukhi, Romanian, Shona, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Sylheti.
Click here for COVID-19: guidance on social distancing and for vulnerable people translated in to Arabic, Bengali, traditional Chinese - Cantonese, simplified Chinese - Mandarin, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu and Welsh.
Planning your birth - translated materials
Planning your birth - Mandarin
Planning your birth - Portugese
Planning your birth - Cantonese
Planning your birth - Gujarati
Maternity leaflets: Looking after yourself and your baby in pregnancy – translated versions
Looking after yourself and your baby - Arabic
Looking after yourself and your baby in pregnancy - Cantonese
Looking after yourself and your baby in pregnancy - French
Looking after yourself and your baby in pregnancy - Gujarati
Looking after yourself and your baby in pregnancy - Portuguese
