We have developed guidance based on three colour zones to help parents and guardians know when to keep children home from school or daycare.
“Green” means the child is well, has no symptoms and can attend school. This green zone includes situations where they have symptoms consistent with a previously diagnosed health condition and which are not unusual for that child. “Yellow” means the child has symptoms such as a runny nose, a headache or fatigue. The yellow zone means the child should stay at home for 24 hours and see whether the symptoms progress or resolve. If a child has a runny nose or nasal congestion that persists beyond 24 hours but it’s mild and doesn’t progress and the child is otherwise well, then the child may go back to school or daycare. Yellow symptoms are:
“Red” means the child has a new cough, fever or difficulty breathing. In these situations, we recommend that they’re tested for COVID-19 and are assessed by a health care provider as needed. We especially recommend testing if a child has more than one of the following “red” symptoms:
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