Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director E: HealthConditionCovidEnquiries@gov.scot To Parents / Carers ___ 31 August 2020 Common Cold and COVID-19 Symptoms I understand these last few months have often been challenging, particularly for...
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Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director E: HealthConditionCovidEnquiries@gov.scot To Parents / Carers ___ 31 August 2020 Common Cold and COVID-19 Symptoms I understand these last few months have often been challenging, particularly for parents and carers. Now that schools and nurseries have returned I am writing to provide some advice where a child or young person in your care presents with symptoms of the common cold or similar bugs during this pandemic. Following the return of schools after a prolonged break, it is common for colds and similar viral infections to circulate. In many cases, children will be well enough to attend school and continue their learning with little or no interruption to their education. In other cases, for instance where they have quite a heavy cold, they may need to take a day or two off to recover. This is not the case for children and young people with potential COVID-19 symptoms, they are required to self-isolate and seek a test through nh
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