How will we get treatment or health advice?

This will depend on the severity of the pandemic and how many people it affects.

If you are sick you may be asked to phone your local doctor or nurse for advice, rather than visiting a waiting room and potentially spreading germs.

Community Based Assessment Centres (CBACs), where people who are sick with influenza go to be assessed, will be set up along with telephone advice lines and internet resources.

Many people will be asked to care for themselves and their family members at home.