If you or your child has one or more of the following new or worsening symptoms, self-isolate at home immediately.
Once in self-isolation, you can either:
If the symptomatic individual doesn't seek COVID-19 testing, they must self-isolate for 10 days. All household contacts must self-isolate for 14 days from their last contact with the symptomatic individual.
If you have remaining questions about COVID-19, contact our COVID-19 Info-Line at 905-688-8248, press 7 or chat online.
Other non-specific symptoms are:
If a test is recommended by a health care provider for the child that has symptoms, or a decision is made to pursue testing at an assessment centre, all household members are to self-isolate until the test results are back.
Yes. If a decision is made for testing, all siblings and family members who live with the child are to remain home and self-isolate until a negative result is received. If a negative result is received, siblings and family members can return to school / work.
Your child can return to school / child care 24 hours after the following four symptoms are resolved:
Any other symptoms must also be improving.
Ten days after symptoms start, children can return to school / child care as long as they don't have a fever (without use of fever reducing medication) and they are feeling better.
If a health care provider has told you that the symptoms are related to a chronic or pre-existing condition, such as allergies, runny nose, migraines, asthma, your child can return to school / child care once they feel well enough, without waiting for symptoms to resolve.
A note from your health care provider isn't required for your child to return to school / child care. Parent / guardian confirmation is sufficient.
If your child is not assessed by a health care provider, and testing for COVID-19 was declined for any reason, we must assume the child has COVID-19. The child is to self-isolate for 10 days (away from household members, when possible) AND all household contacts are to stay home and self-isolate for 14 days.
Ten days after symptoms start, children can return to school / child care as long as they don't have a fever (without use of fever reducing medication) and they are feeling better.
If self-isolation away from household members isn't possible, household members are to remain in self-isolation for 14 days from the last exposure to the symptomatic child. If household members become symptomatic, they should consult their health care provider and / or go for testing.
Niagara Region Public Health will provide further direction and support to confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and their close contacts. We will contact you. Isolate immediately.
Positive infected children are to self-isolate for a minimum of 10 days after their symptoms started. Household contacts also need to self-isolate and will be provided further direction by Public Health.