Dear Parents/Guardians/Students.
We have been notified of several covid positive cases. Close contacts that have been identified by the HSE will be notified by the HSE contact tracing team.
We are asking you to please:
- Remind all parents and staff to keep an eye on their health and to check for symptoms of COVID-19. Symptoms of Covid-19 can include some or all of the following - fever (temperature of 38◦C or higher), cough, shortness of breath, any loss or change to the senses of smell or taste, headache, sore throat, or a runny nose. If any pupil or member of staff develops these symptoms they must self-isolate and contact their GP for advice regarding a COVID-19 test.
- It is important to reinforce to our school community that all public health guidelines still need to be followed to protect the health of pupils and staff, these include:
Wearing face coverings
Cleaning hands regularly
Maintaining physical distance from others
Being mindful of the ventilation of classrooms by opening windows and doors as appropriate
- Encourage all those who are eligible for vaccination within your school community to access appropriate information around this (available at https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/) For those wishing to arrange vaccination, they can do so at either:
- Register using the HSE Vaccine portal (https://vaccine.hse.ie/#register)OR phone the HSE at 1800 700 700
More information
Up to date information and advice on COVID-19 is available on hse.ie.
We thank you for your help and support as we continue to live with COVID-19.
