Without the mandatory self test, students will return to their desks after the Easter holidays. Instead, a new plan is being implemented to detect cases and prevent transmission. According to the Ministry of Health, the test will be targeted only at children with symptoms.
When a child is diagnosed with Covid, no matter where they are stuck, all classmates will be tested immediately using two self-diagnostic tests on the first and fourth day after the diagnosis of the case.
A test for Covid will be performed whenever deemed necessary by the therapist, depending on the symptoms, but also by the possible contacts that the child has with other Covid cases. The child will return to school at least 24 hours after the fever has completely subsided.
Measures to limit the spread in the school environment that include the systematic use of the mask, the good ventilation of the premises, the classrooms and the hygiene of the hands continue to apply.
It was preceded by a reduction in cases in children According to epidemiological data, as reported in yesterday's press conference at the Ministry of Health, there was a significant de-escalation in children and adolescents aged 4 to 11 and 12 to 18 respectively, when the two self-tests per week were still in place.
De-escalation in children was observed earlier than the total number of cases in the community, where due to this the self-tests were gradually reduced to one per week, while the de-escalation continued at a systematic rate. In particular, while in February, at the peak of the pandemic wave caused by "Omicron", children, due to the large dispersion in the community and universal control of this age group, reached 33% of all cases last week. , before schools closed, cases in children accounted for only 20% of the total.
"The good weather helps so that when the children go back to school, the classroom windows remain open at all times. However, it should be emphasized, that it should be made clear, that all meticulous tracking of confirmed case contacts will continue to apply." , noted the Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Vana Papaevangelou.
"Obviously, as has been the case until today, but even before the onset of the pandemic, parents need to be aware and identify early signs and symptoms of infection in the morning before going to school. If you have a fever, if you have a cold. "if he is in a bad mood," he added.
Outbreak of infections On the other hand, as Mrs. Papaevangelou mentioned, a large outbreak of other infections, common pediatric respiratory and gastrointestinal infections has been recorded in recent weeks. This is happening, as he explained, because after two years we had a significant reduction in social and sports activities, with the strict use of the mask, now the measures have begun to relax and therefore we have an increase in activities and contacts of the population, which results in this increase in common infections.
It is noted that in cases of symptoms of the virus, parents should keep children at home and consult their pediatrician.
Source: https://www.thetoc.gr/koinwnia/article/pos-tha-ginei-i-epistrofi-sta-sxoleia-meta-to-pasxa-upoxreotiki-maska-self-test-mono-me-sumptomata/
