The Education Bureau announced today (20th) that in response to the government’s cancellation of the quarantine order for infected individuals starting from January 30th, all school staff in Hong Kong will no longer need to take a quick test before returning to school every day from that day onwards, and the policy will take a sharp turn within four days.
When the rapid test result of the teaching staff is positive, the school must be notified immediately. If there are obvious symptoms, they should seek medical treatment as soon as possible to obtain timely treatment. Those who are asymptomatic are free to go out or go to work.
As for students, the requirement that students must complete a quick test every day before returning to school will continue until February 28.
▼September 1, when Chuangzhi Middle School started, some students took the quick test▼
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Teachers who are positive and have fever, cough, shortness of breath, vomiting, etc. must call for sick leave
The Education Bureau issued a circular today (20th) to all supervisors and principals of secondary schools, primary schools, special schools, schools offering non-local curriculum, kindergartens/kindergarten-cum-child care centers, and private schools offering non-formal curriculum, announcing that the Starting from March 30, all school staff, school bus and nanny bus drivers and car attendants will not need to take a quick test before returning to school every day.
The circular stated that if the school staff self-tested positive, the school must be notified immediately so that the school can follow up.
If school staff who test positive develop obvious symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, vomiting and diarrhea, they should seek medical advice as soon as possible for timely treatment and should not return to school to work.
The bureau pointed out that since the government will no longer issue isolation orders, school staff need to seek medical treatment from a registered doctor and obtain a valid sick leave certificate to apply for sick leave from the school.
Those who return to school without symptoms must wear a mask at all times and avoid eating at the same table with others
However, if school staff test positive and have no symptoms, they are free to go out or go to work, but they should wear masks at all times, wash hands frequently, take personal hygiene measures, and avoid contact with high-risk people or eat at the same table with other people, and should not go to Crowded places and large gatherings to reduce the risk of virus transmission.
Infected people should always pay attention to their physical condition. If symptoms appear or worsen, they must seek medical advice as soon as possible.
The Education Bureau announced on Tuesday that it will maintain the daily quick test for teaching staff until the end of February
The Education Bureau announced on Tuesday (17th) that due to the gradual and orderly resumption of full-time face-to-face classes, after considering the relevant situation, including the flow of people and activities during the Lunar New Year holiday, in order to reduce the risk of transmission, it has been decided to continue to maintain the teaching staff and students (including middle and primary schools) , Kindergartens and Special Schools) the requirement of taking body temperature and completing the quick test before returning to school every day is temporarily until February 28, but the exemption of staff testing will be announced two days later.
The bureau explained that there are frequent campus activities, and students are one of the key protection groups, especially young students. Therefore, the Education Bureau continues to maintain that students must take a quick test before returning to school every day.
Lu Chongmao, Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, attended a radio program this morning and pointed out that teachers will not have close contact with students during teaching and wear masks most of the time.
▼On January 5, cross-border students will resume face-to-face teaching after the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong▼
The Education Bureau stated that it will update the "Health Guidelines for Schools" later, stating that schools must continue to strictly implement the guidelines and the various health and epidemic prevention measures contained in the "Health Guidelines for Schools on the Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019" issued by the Center for Health Protection, including People must wear masks at all times, maintain an appropriate social distance, measure the temperature of teachers and students at the entrance and exit of the school building, etc., and keep the campus environment clean and hygienic at all times to protect the health of teachers and students.
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