Masks, RATs, ventilation fears while schools plan still a closed book

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Ventilation in classrooms is being checked but the back-to-school plan to manage COVID remains unclear before students return.

will be asked to complete a rapid antigen test twice a week for the first four weeks of term. Childcare staff will also be supplied with twice-weekly RATs.weeks of term one, and twice-weekly surveillance testing will be strongly recommended for all primary and secondary school students and staff, early childhood education and care staff.

While 96 per cent of state schools were airconditioned and most allowed for open doors and fans to be used, ventilation would depend largely on how old buildings were, Ms Richardson said. “Some classrooms or spaces in schools may need to have ventilation checks done on them because not every classroom is perfectly ventilated, to be fair, so parents and teachers can report about that.

 

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seanparnell They don’t get it. If the child gets it they are sick. AND their family are close contacts so they don’t go to work for 7 days. If everyone is a critical essential worker then just get rid of close contact isolation. Check the Health Directive Mr Chief Health man. You wrote it.

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