Positive case in Mrs Glackin's class - new symptoms

PARENTS AND STAFF
Where a case of confirmed COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has been reported in a person
with links to a school setting, all close contacts of the case who need to take specific
actions with regard to testing and self-isolation will be identified, contacted and
advised by the Public Health Agency (PHA) Contact Tracing Service.
If you are contacted by PHA Contact Tracing Service, please follow the guidance
that they provide to you. Information on the latest self-isolation requirements can be
found on NI Direct (https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-selfisolating). The advice on what to do if a close contact changed on 16th August 2021.

What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19

Symptoms of COVID-19 can include:

• 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

The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu.

Please do a test, even if an earlier one was negative. Your child
should stay at home and self-isolate until you receive the result. Please see
Coronavirus (COVID-19): self-isolating | nidirect for guidance on whether other
people in your household also need to self-isolate while you are waiting for your
child’s PCR result.