Information on  coronavirus

Information on the outbreak of novel coronavirus

What you should know as of the 22nd of February.

Dear Community,

Extension of travel restrictions

The travel restrictions for foreign nationals travelling to Australia from mainland China have been extended for a further week. These restrictions will now remain in place until 29 February, at which time they will be reviewed by the Commonwealth.

There are no changes to the existing advice regarding anyone who has returned from mainland China – that parents/guardians/carers should ensure that any child returning from mainland China (not including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) on or after 1 February 2020 is isolated at home and should not attend school until 14 days after they were last in mainland China.

This same advice applies to any impacted staff.

Resources will be available shortly to assist you in communicating with families, including information translated into simple Chinese and Mandarin.

As per previous advice, all students should be attending school, except those in the categories identified by the Commonwealth’s Chief Medical Officer and Victoria’s Chief Health Officer as requiring self-isolation.

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旅行限制扩展

对于外国人从中国大陆前往澳大利亚旅行限制已经被延长了一周。这些限制现在会留在原地，直到2月29日，在此期间，他们将受联邦进行审查。

有现有的咨询，以人没有变化谁已经从中国大陆返回 - 家长/监护人/照顾者应确保任何儿童来自中国大陆（不包括香港，澳门和台湾），2020年2月1日或以后回国被隔离在家里，直到14天后，他们上次在中国大陆不应该上学。

这同样的建议也适用于任何受影响的员工。

资源将很快上市，以协助您与家人沟通，包括翻译成简单的中国和中文的信息。

按照前文的建议，所有的学生都应该上学，除了那些由联邦首席医疗官和维多利亚州首席卫生官员确定为需要自我孤立的类别。

Thank you for your continued support to ensure the health and well being of our school and wider community. 

Additional Information for parents can be found at this link

https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/information-public-novel-coronavirus

The fact sheet below is still current.

Additional advice and information on the steps to take can be found on the coronavirus web page which also includes advice on:

• continuity of learning for students who are not attending school
• international students and families hosting
• international travel
• maintaining good health hygiene at school
• health promotion posters and materials
• information, resources and contacts related to coronavirus.

This new advice is based on the latest expert recommendations of the Commonwealth’s Chief Medical Officer and Victoria’s Chief Health Officer.

This new advice may mean that some families need to stay away from school for a short period of time. Rest assured you are a valued member of the IPS community and we all look forward to this health risk being resolved