There are updated COVID-19 screening protocols for children attending schools and child-care centres.
The new regulations feature a shorter list of symptoms that would require a child to be tested for COVID-19.
Ontario’s Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe said, “This will ensure that our children are able to attend school or child care as much as possible while minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission.”
The biggest change is that children will no longer be removed from school or child care and advised to go for testing if they have a runny nose, headache, sore throat, fatigue or diarrhea.
Instead, children displaying any one of those symptoms will now be asked to go home for at least 24 hours and return only “when they feel well enough to do so.”
However, if a child has two or more of those symptoms, they will be asked to isolate and contact a health-care provider for further advice.
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We want kids to be safe at school. That’s why we’re updating our school screening tool. This will help parents and staff make informed decisions on whether it is safe for their children to go to school or child care.
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— Doug Ford (@fordnation) October 1, 2020
