St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Information about Covid-19​

 

Should my child go to school?

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If your child has ANY of the coronavirus symptoms below, they should stay at home and isolate for at least 3 days or until they feel well again.

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The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

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• a high temperature or shivering (chills) – a high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours

• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

• shortness of breath

• feeling tired or exhausted

• an aching body

• a headache

• a sore throat

• a blocked or runny nose

• loss of appetite

• diarrhoea

• feeling sick or being sick

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