COVID-19

Information & Resources Related to COVID-19

DAILY HEALTH CHECKLIST: COMPLETE DAILY

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YOUR CHILD MUST STAY HOME if your child or anyone in the home has any of the symptoms listed below:


Any student that is a close contact of a COVID-19 positive person, must stay home from school and quarantine for 14 days from the date of the last interaction with that person. Contact your primary care provider, the Boston Public Health Commission or your school nurse for further guidance.


Fever (100.0°F or higher without fever reducing medicine), chills, or shaking/chills


❏ Cough (not due to other known cause, such as asthma or allergies)


❏ Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath


❏ New loss of taste or smell


❏ Sore throat


❏ Headache ( when in combination with other symptoms)


❏ Muscle aches or body aches


❏ Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea


❏ Fatigue ( when in combination with other symptoms)


❏ Nasal congestion or runny nose ( when in combination with other symptoms and not due to other known causes, such as allergies)


OR

❏ If your child is in contact with a household member who has a positive COVID-19 diagnosis who has not yet been cleared from isolation by the Boston Public Health Commission.


If you OR YOUR child has symptoms:

● The student must remain home and be evaluated by their primary care provider to consider testing for COVID-19.

● inform the school nurse of the medical provider's recommendations, in writing, before returning to school.

● parents/guardians must report the absence to the school administration and school nurse, noting if the absence is COVID-19 related.

SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT COVID TESTING:

BPS is launching weekly school-based COVID-19 testing for all students and staff to keep our school community and our families at home safe. Only students with a completed permission form can be tested.

Please submit your CHILD'S PERMISSION form BY CLICKING YOUR LANGUAGE PREFERENCE BELOW:

CLICK BY LANGUAGE:

UNDERSTANDING COVID-19: WHAT IS A Coronavirus?

Why are we social-distancing and remote learning?

Why are people wearing masks? Can I wear it right or wrong?

BPS Health Checklist for Students_ENGLISH.pdf

BPS Student At Home health Checklist

BPS families must monitor their children for symptoms of COVID 19 every day before school.

Coronavirus Testing Access Sites (MAP)

https://bphc.org/whatwedo/infectious-diseases/Infectious-Diseases-A-to-Z/covid-19/Pages/COVID-19-Testing.aspx

  • If you think you might be sick, please call your doctor or 311 to be connected to the Mayor's Health Line 617-534-5050. Additionally, Buoy Health has a free online diagnostic tool / screening resource, accessible at buoy.com/mass. This tool can help determine if you need to see a healthcare provider, and they can connect you to telehealth resources that are fully covered by health insurance.


HELP COVID19 EFFORTS

  • Donate supplies to first responders here

  • Donate to the City of Boston Resiliency Fund here

  • Volunteer with the City of Boston here

CITY OF BOSTON COVID-19 TEXT UPDATES:

  • The City of Boston has a free texting service to provide daily updates and information about the coronavirus. Text BOSCOVID to 888-777 to opt-in for English.

      1. Text BOSEspanol to 888-777 for Spanish

      2. Text BOSKreyol to 888-777 for Haitian Kreyol

      3. Text BOSFrancais to 888-777 for French

      4. Text BOSKriolu to 888-777 for Cabo Verdean Creole

      5. Text BOSPortugues to 888-777 for Portuguese

      6. Text BOSSoomali to 888-777 for Somali

      7. Text BOSChi to 888-777 for Simplified Chinese

      8. Text BOSbilAraby to 888-777 for Arabic

      9. Text BOSViet to 888-777 for Vietnamese

      10. Text BOSRus to 888-777 for Russian

Visit boston.gov/covid19-testing-map to find a testing site near you.