First Aid Update

Staff or students with COVID-19 symptoms

The Department has comprehensive procedures in place with the Department of Health to manage suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in schools.

If a member of school staff or a child has symptoms matching those of COVID-19 they will be asked to go home and get tested, and to self isolate while awaiting the outcome of that test. For students with COVID-19 symptoms, a parent or carer will be contacted and asked to collect the student as soon as possible.

Symptoms include:

• fever
• chills or sweats
• cough
• sore throat
• shortness of breath
• runny nose
• loss or change in sense of smell or taste

Sometimes a headache, muscle soreness, stuffy nose, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may also be considered a symptom.