Covid-19

On behalf of Public Health, here is the information pack for Winter Infectious Diseases in Children including Covid-19

Changes to measures and guidance for managing COVID-19 from Friday 1 April 2022

The latest guidance for people with COVID-19 symptoms can be found here

Testing

Regular asymptomatic testing is no longer recommended in any education or childcare setting, including in SEND, alternative provision, and children’s social care settings.

Guidance - People with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19

Adults with the symptoms of a respiratory infection, and who have a high temperature or feel unwell, should not come to work, and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and they no longer have a high temperature.

Children and Young People who are unwell and have a high temperature should not come to club and avoid contact with other people. They can go back when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend.

Adults with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days, which is when they are most infectious.
For children and young people aged 18 and under, the advice will be 3 days.

It is particularly important to avoid close contact with anyone who you know is at higher risk of becoming seriously unwell if they were infected with COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.

If a child displays symptoms of the Coronavirus during a club

The parent/carer will be called to collect a child who develops symptoms at club.

If a child is awaiting collection indoors, they will be moved to a room where they can be isolated behind a closed door, ideally a window should be opened for ventilation. They will be moved to an area which is at least 2 metres away from other people.

Parents/carers will be asked to collect their child as soon as possible from the isolation room/area.

Household Contacts

MSF children and MSF staff who are household contacts of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, must stay home. Staff and children will not be able to come to MSF clubs if they are a household contact of a positive case.

Thank you all for your support with this.