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If there is a Case of Covid-19 identified in a school the Grey Bruce Public Health Unit will be the lead in all communication, contact and trace management.
Any student who experiences symptoms of illness while in school will be immediately separated from others and isolated. Isolated students will be supervised, physical distancing maintained and personal protective equipment provided.
Schools will notify parents/guardians immediately and they will be directed to pick up their child from school as soon as possible.
Parents/guardians should immediately inform the school if their child has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be attending school. Schools will report any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the school to the local health unit.
Important Information from the Covid-19 Guidance: School Case, Contact, and Outbreak Management document that families and staff should be aware of:
Asymptomatic contacts of confirmed or probable cases are not required to isolate if they are fully immunized, or if they were previously positive within the past 90 days and have since been cleared, unless otherwise specified by the health unit.
Asymptomatic household members of symptomatic individuals are not required to isolate if they are fully immunized, or if they were previously positive within the past 90 days and have since been cleared.
High-risk contacts of a case are to isolate for 10 days, unless they are fully immunized or if they were previously positive within the past 90 days and have since been cleared, unless otherwise specified by the health unit.
For asymptomatic high-risk contacts who are not fully immunized or previously positive within the past 90 days and have since been cleared, testing is to be recommended on or after day 7 of their isolation period. If a test is collected before day 7, a repeat test on or after day 7 is recommended.
For high-risk contacts who are fully immunized or were previously positive within the past 90 days, testing is to be recommended as soon as possible upon notification of exposure.
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