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Kaunas Daiva (real name and surname known to the editorial board – aut.) 15 minutes reported that a coronavirus was detected in a classmate of her eighth daughter late last week.
“Parents found out last Friday afternoon.” We received dry information from the school that 14 days of self-isolation had been provided and that we would receive a personal call from NVSC within 24 hours if we established close contact with our son. ” , he remembered.
The woman did not hide the fact that it seemed strange to her: a large class of 30 children had been sitting in the same room with a sick child for more than an hour, what close contact still needed to be found?
“I understand when it comes to determining who was where, who was acting where, etc. But this is a 30-square-meter classroom with 30 children. And they are still deciding whether they may have had close contact. Well, it’s funny, “he didn’t hide his outrage.
Daiva called the hotline, where she heard that if a child had a close contact, she would have to fill out an online form and wait for specialists to contact her.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Protective mask
“After completing that questionnaire, they did not contact me or, as far as I know, other parents who took the same step,” the Kaunas woman was surprised.
She did not hide the fact that there were many unpleasant calls and even raised voices on Monday: it was necessary for the school her daughter attends to finally have passwords with which the children could take the coronavirus tests.
Children who were in contact should be tested immediately.
“The children who had contact had to be tested immediately. If they had known since Thursday … We had contact with our son on Thursday, Friday: and we ate together and we bathed, we hugged when we left and arrived.” No I understand how they do not see this threat “, the interlocutor shook his hand.
Daiva said she was outraged by Prime Minister Skvernel’s statements on Facebook calling for responsibility and solidarity.
Maybe we should start an urgent investigation? The most important thing is that today I read that in the municipality of Kaunas the son of an employee was infected in exactly the same conditions, only that for some reason the municipality is completely isolated. These are double standards here, or how? If a class is not tested on time, it may be necessary to study the whole city, as in the case of Radviliškis, ”he said.
Daiva pointed out another problem.
Eighth-year parents, as responsible citizens, widely disseminated information about the COVID-19 case in their children’s classroom. Their employers reacted accordingly, stating that they would not hire them until the children had been screened.
“The situation is such that no one wants to accept jobs, educational institutions, groups, not even third parties, that is, we, other family members, who are treated by NVSC as healthy and able to go everywhere in silence,” he said. .
Daiva said her employer had given her the opportunity to work from home, but there were parents who were not given the opportunity.
Under the direct line and NVSC, we are free to walk with children locked in a room.
“According to the hotline and the NVSC, we are free to walk with children locked in a room. We can go to the jobs where we want, we pose no threat to the society below them. The government is asking to act responsibly, but how do these people act responsibly? If I were an entrepreneur with 50 or 100 employees, I wouldn’t take any chances either. Because he would have to pay taxes, wages to the state. But for some reason they don’t see the problem, I don’t understand it, “he said.
NVSC Representative: Children should be considered to have had contact
Justina Petravičienė, specialist from NVSC’s Internal Administration Division, responded 15 minutes argued that each case is individual, but in this case, the children are most likely considered to have been at high risk of exposure if the infected child attended school during the contagious period.
He stressed that the test must be done at least 5 days after contact has been made so that the probability of detecting the virus is high enough.
There really are no good reasons to test earlier.
“That means there really is no good reason to try before,” he said.
According to a representative of the center, the NVSC raises a number of questions related to the tests.
“Everyone wants to be tested immediately and rarely hears the instructions of specialists that immediately after contact with the patient, the virus will not be enough to detect it.” From practice, we can speak of jealousy, when 4-5 days after contact the PCR test, that is, taking a nasopharynx smear, was negative, and on day 8, when the person already felt the symptoms, it was positive ” , He said.
According to J.Petravičienė, such things have happened in practice when the test was negative on the third day after contact and positive on the 13th after the end of self-isolation.
“This shows once again the importance of isolation, regardless of the test result. Isolation is necessary to avoid contact with other people, which is basically the most important tool to protect against the threat of spreading the virus, ”said the NVSC representative.
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