Coronavirus, school: certificate and swab to return after days of absence with suspicious symptoms

The fear that queues would be created to get the swab response was immediately voiced by pediatricians and general practitioners who are also in charge of prescribing the test. The circular indicates four scenarios that should lead the doctor to “order the diagnostic test immediately, communicating the decision to the ASL prevention department or the referral service provided by the regional organization.

First stage, increase body temperature above 37.5 o Covid-compatible symptoms that occur during school activity in a pupil. Second scenario, the same symptoms manifest at home. The third and fourth scenarios they refer to the same situations for teachers and professionals. If the swab is positive and turns negative after confirming positivity, the doctor, after having prepared the appropriate diagnostic therapeutic route, certifies the authorization to enter or return to the community.

In case of pathologies other than Sars CoV 2 with a negative swab, the patient stays home until recovery clinic and the doctor will prepare theback to school certificateas “the diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive route was followed“. The circular recommends that professionals and students have a priority in conducting the test.