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The presence of a Covid-19 outbreak in a school may lead to the closure of this teaching unit, the General Health Directorate (DGS) advances this Friday, in the set of norms referring to the “Control of the Transmission of Covid-19 in School context “.
However, the “closure of the entire educational or teaching establishment should only be considered in high-risk situations in the establishment or in the community,” the DGS said. “This measure can only be determined by the Local Health Authority, involving the Regional and National Health Authorities in decision-making,” added the health authority.
The now published standards serve to “minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.” DGS considers that “it is essential to adopt measures to prevent and control the transmission of COVID-19”.
In the presence of an outbreak and “once the epidemiological investigation has been carried out, the Local Health Authority will decide, according to the risk assessment, what control measures to implement”, being able to determine five situations.
First the Isolation of confirmed or suspected cases; based on the isolation of confirmed or suspected cases and the prophylactic isolation of high-risk contacts; third, the closing of one or more classes; fourth, the closure of one or more areas of the school; It is in the fifth and last point where it determines the closure of the entire educational or teaching establishment.
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