The latest guidance for children who have come in contact with somebody who has tested positive

• Your child should stay at home and self-isolate until 10 days after contact following national guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-contacts-of-people-with-possible-or-confirmed-coronavirus-COVID-19-infection-who-do-not-live-with-the-person. We are asking you to do this to reduce the spread of COVID-19 to others in the community. If your child is well and has not tested positive at the end of the 10-day period of self-isolation, then they can return to their usual activities.
• Other members of your household can continue normal activities provided your child does not develop symptoms within the 10-day self-isolation period or test positive.
• As an extra precaution Public Health England (PHE) is now advising close contacts to get a COVID-19 PCR test (ideally 5 days after exposure or day five of isolation). If your child has had a positive PCR test within the last 90 days, you do not need to get another test unless they have new symptoms.
• If your child tests positive they need to isolate with their household following national guidance COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). If they test negative, they must still complete ten days isolation.
• All members of the household aged 11 and over should continue to do their regular LFD test twice a week (every 3 to 4 days).
• Anyone with symptoms should get a PCR test as soon as possible and isolate with their household. https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test
• Please also inform the school of any positive result.