16/12/20
Dear parent/carer,
NHS Lanarkshire’s test and protect team is carrying out contact tracing after a person at Clyde Valley High School tested positive for Covid-19. They are currently self-isolating at home.
Your child has been identified by NHS Lanarkshire as a close contact of a person who has tested positive for Covid-19. The contact has been identified as having taken place on 15/12/2020. Your child is now required to isolate for 10 days from this date: therefore the last day in isolation will be 24/12/2020 and they can therefore return to school after the festive period if they don’t have any symptoms (as schools close on 22nd December 2020).
The Scottish Government has rescinded previous restrictions for all household members of identified close contacts to self-isolate for 10 days.
Therefore, isolation is for your child as a close contact only, the other members of your household do not need to isolate unless you or anyone else in your household develop COVID-19 symptoms such as cough, fever or loss of taste or smell. If this is the case, you should book a test at www.nhsinform.scot as soon as possible. All members of your household would then need to isolate until the result of the test is known.
If you choose to seek a test and you are without symptoms, even if this returns negative, you are still required to isolate for the 10 days as you could still be incubating the virus.
Self-isolation helps to reduce the transmission of coronavirus infection and reduce the number of people who become ill and save lives.
In accordance with Scottish Covid-19 guidelines we have asked some children to isolate at home, not to attend school and have provided them with isolation advice.
Following a review by NHS Lanarkshire, the risk to the wider school has currently been assessed as low and the school remains open.
We are aware that there will be concern for children, their parents/carers and staff at this time, however, I want to reassure you that a full risk assessment has been carried out by NHS Lanarkshire public health and North Lanarkshire Council (NLC). NLC has put in place all the recommended infection prevention and control measures and has a thorough cleaning programme for the building.
If you need support throughout the 10 days isolation, please contact NLC’s Support for People Helpline on 0300 555 0407, which is available Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
People who do not have symptoms of coronavirus should not arrange to have a test unless advised to by the health service as this prevents tests being available for people who do have symptoms.
What we require the contact who is self-isolating to do:
Take the following advice:
Everyone in your household should:
Wash their hands more often than usual:
Frequently clean surfaces that are often touched:
If you have a cough/sneeze:
Laundry
§ Wash on highest temperature that your garments can endure
§ Do not take in anyone else’s laundry
§ If you access washing machine/dryer out with your flat – do not leave to wash/dry laundry
§ And wait 72 hours after isolation ends before taking washing out of house
Eating
§ After eating, if you have a dishwasher, wash your dishes at highest temperature setting
§ If no dishwasher, immediately wash your dishes in sink
Other Information:
Receiving deliveries
§ You may wish to organise deliveries of essential goods from supermarkets/pharmacies/friends and family
§ Anyone bringing a delivery should…
Leave bags at your door
Ring the bell or call you
Step back a minimum of 2 metres
Once you receive the goods
They must immediately leave
Waste disposal
§ Waste cannot be disposed of if it means leaving your own home/entering a shared stair/garden
§ Waste should not be put out for collection until 72 hours after isolation ends
§ Waste containing tissues should be kept separate for 72 hours
§ This is because the virus can live for up to 72 hours on objects/surfaces
You can use your garden if:
§ You have NO shared path/walk way
§ Your garden is NOT communal
§ You can stay a minimum of 2 metres from boundary/fence
Additional support:
Medical support:
If at any time you feel concerned about your health www.nhsinform.scot has useful information about Covid-related health concerns.
Call NHS 24 on 111 for advice or in case of life threatening emergency dial 999
Tell them you are a close contact of a COVID positive patient.
NHS Lanarkshire’s test and protect team is carrying out contact tracing after a person at Clyde Valley High School tested positive for Covid-19. They are currently self-isolating at home.
Your child has been identified by NHS Lanarkshire as a close contact of a person who has tested positive for Covid-19. The contact has been identified as having taken place on 15/12/2020. Your child is now required to isolate for 10 days from this date: therefore the last day in isolation will be 24/12/2020 and they can therefore return to school after the festive period if they don’t have any symptoms (as schools close on 22nd December 2020).
The Scottish Government has rescinded previous restrictions for all household members of identified close contacts to self-isolate for 10 days.
Therefore, isolation is for your child as a close contact only, the other members of your household do not need to isolate unless you or anyone else in your household develop COVID-19 symptoms such as cough, fever or loss of taste or smell. If this is the case, you should book a test at www.nhsinform.scot as soon as possible. All members of your household would then need to isolate until the result of the test is known.
If you choose to seek a test and you are without symptoms, even if this returns negative, you are still required to isolate for the 10 days as you could still be incubating the virus.
Self-isolation helps to reduce the transmission of coronavirus infection and reduce the number of people who become ill and save lives.
In accordance with Scottish Covid-19 guidelines we have asked some children to isolate at home, not to attend school and have provided them with isolation advice.
Following a review by NHS Lanarkshire, the risk to the wider school has currently been assessed as low and the school remains open.
We are aware that there will be concern for children, their parents/carers and staff at this time, however, I want to reassure you that a full risk assessment has been carried out by NHS Lanarkshire public health and North Lanarkshire Council (NLC). NLC has put in place all the recommended infection prevention and control measures and has a thorough cleaning programme for the building.
If you need support throughout the 10 days isolation, please contact NLC’s Support for People Helpline on 0300 555 0407, which is available Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
People who do not have symptoms of coronavirus should not arrange to have a test unless advised to by the health service as this prevents tests being available for people who do have symptoms.
What we require the contact who is self-isolating to do:
- You should isolate as much as you can from the rest of your household
- Stay in your room with windows open and door closed as much as possible
- Spend as little time in communal areas as possible and not at the same time as others
- Sleep in a separate bed where possible
- Use separate bathroom where possible
- Use separate towels including hand towels and dish towels
- Use separate toothbrush
- Eat separately
- Use separate cutlery and plates
- Wash dishes separately if hand-washing. If dishwasher used then wash on highest temperature
- Keep laundry separate
- Keep waste separate
Take the following advice:
- Avoid being in food preparation area when other are household members there
- Do NOT prepare food for anyone other than yourself
- If possible, get a family member to prepare your food and leave (at distance) for you to collect
- You do NOT wash other member’s dishes
- They do NOT wash your dishes (You place your own dishes in dishwasher)
Everyone in your household should:
Wash their hands more often than usual:
- For a minimum of 20 seconds
- This includes thumbs, back of hands, palms
- Regular use of alcohol gel but not to replace hand washing
Frequently clean surfaces that are often touched:
- Door handles
- Light switches
- Toilet flush
- Clean them with anti-bacterial spray
If you have a cough/sneeze:
- Cough/sneeze into a disposable tissue and immediately bin it
- If you aren’t able to get to a tissue, cough in the crook (bend) of your elbow then
- Keep waste containing tissues separate, double bag it and wait 72 hours before adding it to other household waste
Laundry
§ Wash on highest temperature that your garments can endure
§ Do not take in anyone else’s laundry
§ If you access washing machine/dryer out with your flat – do not leave to wash/dry laundry
§ And wait 72 hours after isolation ends before taking washing out of house
Eating
§ After eating, if you have a dishwasher, wash your dishes at highest temperature setting
§ If no dishwasher, immediately wash your dishes in sink
Other Information:
Receiving deliveries
§ You may wish to organise deliveries of essential goods from supermarkets/pharmacies/friends and family
§ Anyone bringing a delivery should…
Leave bags at your door
Ring the bell or call you
Step back a minimum of 2 metres
Once you receive the goods
They must immediately leave
Waste disposal
§ Waste cannot be disposed of if it means leaving your own home/entering a shared stair/garden
§ Waste should not be put out for collection until 72 hours after isolation ends
§ Waste containing tissues should be kept separate for 72 hours
§ This is because the virus can live for up to 72 hours on objects/surfaces
You can use your garden if:
§ You have NO shared path/walk way
§ Your garden is NOT communal
§ You can stay a minimum of 2 metres from boundary/fence
Additional support:
- Do you need any additional support whilst isolating?
- The website readyscotland.org/coronavirus/ has links to support for those self-isolating
- National Assistance Helpline 0800 111 4000
Medical support:
If at any time you feel concerned about your health www.nhsinform.scot has useful information about Covid-related health concerns.
Call NHS 24 on 111 for advice or in case of life threatening emergency dial 999
Tell them you are a close contact of a COVID positive patient.
