Shielding is a range of measures that can be taken to protect people who are most at risk of severe illness from coming into contact with Coronavirus (COVID-19) by minimising all interaction between them and others.
If this applies to you, you should have received a letter from the Chief Medical Officer and will be asked to stay at home for 12 weeks and minimise non-essential contact with the other people in your household.
You can find out full details of Shielding and what precautions you and your family should take on the NHS Inform website in the link below.