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A Quick Guide for Parents
What should I do if…?
My son/daughter is feeling ill with Covid-19 symptoms ?
My son/daughter is feeling ill with Covid-19 symptoms of:
- a high temperature – this means your son/daughter feels hot to touch on their chest or back
- 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 – this means your son/daughter cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.
Most young people with Covid-19 have at least one of these symptoms.
Action needed:
DO NOT SEND YOUR SON/DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE.
The whole household must self-isolate. Your son/daughter will need to isolate for 10 days from the start of symptoms; the rest of the household should isolate for 14 days.
You should book a test for your child using this link here, or by phoning 119.
Please note – only the person with symptoms should be tested and there is no need for others in the household to have a test, unless they also have any of the symptoms mentioned. Make sure you tell the college immediately about the result of the test.
My son/daughter is feeling ill with other symptoms
If your son/daughter is feeling ill with other symptoms such as a sore throat, runny nose or a headache.
You should act in the same way as you would have done before the pandemic. This may involve sending your son/daughter to college or keeping them at home, depending on the nature and severity of symptoms. Of course you should seek medical advice via your GP or NHS direct on 111 if you would normally do so.
Please note – if your son/daughter has sickness or diarrhoea they should not return to college until 48 hours after the last bout of this.
Someone in my household has Covid-19 symptoms
DO NOT SEND YOUR SON/DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE.
The whole household must self-isolate and the person with symptoms should book a test using this link here, or by phoning 119.
Someone in my household tests positive for Covid-19
DO NOT SEND YOUR SON/DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE.
The whole household should isolate for 14 days. The person who has tested positive must isolate for 10 days from the start of symptoms, and until there is no fever for 48 hours.
Someone in my household with symptoms tests negative for Covid-19
Your son/daughter can return to college, assuming they are well, and no one in the household or support bubble has any Covid-19 symptoms.
When to self-isolate guidance:
What are the Rules on Self Isolation? A Quick Guide for Parents |
Household transmission
Further information can be found here:
Government Covid 19 Stay at Home Guidance |
