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We cannot say that this virus does not exist, therefore we cannot say that it will not be at school. If we look at it in general, it is impossible to say that children are absolutely safe and that all measures have been taken to minimize any risk, that is for sure, that is the answer of the epidemiologist Dr. Predrag Kon to the question of whether children are safe at school when it comes to corona. virus.
“The mask protects both the child and his friends”
He spoke as a guest on the Prva TV morning show about the first day of school and how important the role of parents is in this seemingly different school year.
– First you should wish your child a successful school and school year, be positive and look forward to this event. Learn to measure the child’s temperature, check if his nose is running, if he has a stuffy nose, if he feels fine. It is something that is routine before each outing. They should have already talked about how to put a mask on their ears or headbands, they should learn all that before going to school – noted Dr. Kon and added that a child should learn that a mask protects both him and his friends.
He also talked about wearing a mask in the classroom.
– It is planned to use the mask so that it can be delayed while sitting in a place where the distance is measured to avoid getting wet and that a mask can be used for the entire period, four hours and 30 minutes, which means two hours effectively – he explained.
What happens if a child becomes infected?
He also touched on what will happen if a child becomes infected.
– First, the parent must report that the child is infected, and if the teacher is not in school at that time, the teacher has the obligation to immediately inform the competent local institution for public health and therefore his obligation, that is, the obligation of the school, ends. But the obligation is transferred to the epidemiologists, who then leave, use the telephones and everything available, do an epidemiological examination and contact everyone who is in that class – explains Dr. Kon.
There is a difference whether the child followed the protective measures or not.
– There is no reason for children to isolate themselves if they wear a mask. The epidemiological surveillance of the department is carried out for 14 days. It may happen that they did not wear a mask, in that case the child who did not wear a mask, and was in contact, must go to isolation – said Dr. Kon.
“Parents don’t listen”
He adds that parents don’t listen when it comes to wearing a mask.
– It is better not to remove the mask, but that does not seem to work. Parents will not listen. They believe, that is, they have the impression that the mask is harmful to health, which is a complete lie. Extremely rare isolated cases in which it can bother are asthmatics. The mask protects against all infections, the flu virus quadruples the asthma attack. To speak of the fact that the mask will bother everyone with asthma is false, the epidemiologist emphasized.
When asked by the presenter why he did not remove his mask now that they are in the studio and at a safe distance, Dr. Kon said he does not remove it for psychological reasons.
– Now we are in the best situation in Belgrade since June 1. Seven new cases were overnight and on June 1, four. We are calming the situation to the level that was desired when we made a mistake, now it should not happen again – he pointed out.
A teacher should not be at school if he has respiratory problems.
He also said that if the teacher has any respiratory problems or fever, he should not be in school and that there is no dilemma, and he also referred to the importance of support staff at school.
– I have information that everything will be provided, it is completely clear that it is very important that thorough washing and disinfection is done between shifts, while ventilation is important between classes, but when the second group arrives, then it needs to be cleaned more to background. Disinfectants work quickly. It will not be difficult for all children to understand that their table is their place, because children absorb everything that is said to them. I hope the more associates of the children, they will work harder – emphasized Dr. Kon.
As explained, there will be responsible in schools who will report each case to react in time.
– Everyone will have the office telephones, but that is not the essence. We are monitoring the epidemiological situation, so it is not just the school. It is important as a place of possible transmission. What we have to show in the next two weeks is how much is happening at school. With these measurements that should be small and weird, if otherwise normal, we will react. It depends on the situation outside the schools, if it suddenly worsens, we have to react to the schools as well – he concluded.
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