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Parents and guardians will be primarily responsible for informing the school principal of their child’s positive result. Parents can help by familiarising themselves with the process if their child tests positive for COVID-19 – expect to be contacted by the CTC, recognise our number (028 9536 8888) by adding it to your phone’s contacts, and please answer when we do call. The text will be followed by a telephone call by the CTS, this can happen in the 48 hours after you have received the text to inform you of your positive PCR result. The Public Health Agency Contact Tracing Service (PHA CTS) will be in touch to determine who your child’s close contacts are, and will ask for contact details for them so they can be advised appropriately.Ĭases will initially receive a text to inform them of the PCR result – it takes a number of hours for these positive results to be transferred to the CTS. If your child tests positive for COVID-19, they should self-isolate for 10 days and not attend school during this time. Back to top What do I do if my child tests positive for COVID-19? They should continue to isolate until the result of the test is available.

You should arrange for them to get tested as soon as possible. If your child has any of these symptoms it is very important that they do NOT attend school and should also self-isolate at home. a loss of or change in sense of smell or taste.

a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual) OR.

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature) OR.

What about those who have previously been identified as close contacts who wouldn’t now fit the definition?īack to top What should I do if my child has symptoms of COVID-19?.

Will the close contact definition apply for all school-aged children now even outside of school and other structured and supervised settings ?.

Why are you taking a different approach to identification of close contacts in nursery schools?.

Will some positive cases slip through the net with this more targeted approach to the identification of close contacts in schools and other structured and supervised settings ?.

Are there any increased risks to school staff?.

What are the arrangements for Special Schools and those with special needs in mainstream schools?.

Do you have sufficient capacity to undertake identification of close contacts in schools and other structured and supervised settings ?.

Will you inform the school of positive cases?.

How will you get close contact information from parents and children?.

Do you have evidence that this new approach is safe, even with the Delta variant now dominant?.

Why has the approach to schools and other structured and supervised settings changed?.

What will happen in the event of an outbreak or cluster in a post primary setting?.

What will now happen if there is a case of COVID-19 in a school or other structured and supervised setting ?.

What do I do if my child’s friend tests positive?.

What if my child tests negative for COVID-19?.

What do I do if my child tests positive for COVID-19?.

What should I do if my child has symptoms of COVID-19?.