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On a daily basis, several departments and school units are added to the list of the Ministry of Education with which they remain closed due to cases of coronavirus in students and teachers.
Most of the school units and departments that have been blocked are in Attica, where the majority of cases of the coronavirus pandemic are located.
Yesterday it was learned that the operation of all the educational units of the Pella Regional Unit is suspended by the corona virus until September 25, while in the updated list of the Ministry of Education, several sections of school units that are blocked.
More specifically, from last night until today it was announced that many departments and entire school units are suspended.
Of the 14 schools that were added, two are completely closed for 14 days, while the rest are locked in specific departments in which a case of coronavirus occurred.
See here the list of schools and departments where there is a “lock”
Long distance education
The Ministry of Education has dealt with both cases in which a department will be closed as well as cases in which an entire school unit will be closed to cover lessons.
As has been known, as soon as a school or department closes, e-learning will begin immediately so that they can make up the missed lessons.
What is provided for suspension of school departments and units
It is recalled that for the treatment of coronavirus cases in school units a working group has been created by the Ministries of Health and Education, in collaboration with the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, as well as a complete protocol to be followed in case of suspected or confirmed coronavirus outbreak.
This group will facilitate the closure of the school if there is a case, as a Joint Ministerial Decision will no longer be necessary.
It is observed that the Ministry of Health sent a circular in order to carry out health checks in all schools (day, night, public, private) and nurseries and kindergartens.
The role of the Covid-19 manager
Additionally, each school will have a COVID-19 manager and his or her alternate.
The person in charge must inform and educate staff and students for the timely treatment of cases. It will also be in charge of registering cases related to the coronavirus as well as the isolation of cases.
Then, the person in charge of coronavirus of each school will contact the parents, the school management, the regional directorates of education and health, as well as the EODY in case of a suspicious case.
“The person in charge informs and trains staff for timely identification and case management. Communicates with parents, departments of education and EODY,” he said.
Finally, he will be responsible for the configuration of the space for the isolation of suspicious incidents, as well as the registry of the close contacts of the cases. 
What happens if a student has symptoms?
Any student, teacher or member of school units, if they have symptoms at home, stay there and inform the school. These symptoms are fever, cough, shortness of breath, anemia / taste, gastrointestinal symptoms, and the absence of an alternative diagnosis for these symptoms.
If a student develops suspicious symptoms at home, follow these steps:
- Direct communication with the family
- Seclusion of a child in a specially designed, well-ventilated area away from other children wearing a mask
- Both the child and the supervising staff take care of meticulous hand hygiene and take improved measures (waterproof apron, mask, foreskin, gloves)
- Thorough cleaning of the area when the child leaves
- Then the child should see a doctor
- If infection is suspected, test as a priority
Pending the result, the child will remain isolated at home and the school will continue to operate.
What if a teacher or other school staff member has symptoms?
- Leave school immediately
- In case someone comes to pick you up, stay in an isolated area.
- Visit a doctor and evaluate symptoms
- If deemed necessary, priority tests are performed
And in this case, the school continues to function normally pending results.
When can a person with a coronavirus go back to school?
Whether it’s a student or a teacher, anyone who develops Covid-19 can return to school 10 days after the first day of symptoms.
It will be necessary to have passed 24 hours with complete remission of symptoms, not have a fever and not need an antipyretic.
According to the instructions, a second molecular test is not necessary.
What happens in both and all three cases?
In the second case, the school’s COVID manager must inform and sensitize the entire school community to better comply with the measures. Based on the risk assessment, it will be decided how many will be tested.
In the third case, finally, if we have three confirmed cases in the same unit in 14 days, that have no family relationship, no special contact outside of school, then we have a series of cases. In this case, the scope of the laboratory test and the possible closure of the educational unit will be decided.
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