The symptoms here are the symptoms most commonly associated with COVID-19. If you have these symptoms, you should isolate and seek testing. Please note that rapid antigen testing is not to be used for those with symptoms of COVID-19 or for contacts of known COVID-19 cases.
Anyone who is sick or has any symptoms of illness, including those not listed below (RUNNY NOSE, SORE THROAT, etc.) should NOT attend school or child care. If your child has mild symptoms not listed on the screening tool, they may return to school or child care once their symptoms have improved for 24 hours. If your child does have symptoms listed on the screening tool, or their symptoms get worse, they are required to have a PCR COVID-19 test or stay home for 10 days.
(a) Fever and/or chills
Temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius/100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and/or chills
(b) Cough or barking cough (croup)
Continuous, more than usual, making a whistling noise when breathing (not related to asthma, post-infectious reactive airways, or other known causes or conditions)
(c) Shortness of breath
Out of breath, unable to breathe deeply (not related to asthma or other known causes or conditions)
(d) Extreme tiredness
Unusual, fatigue/lack of energy (not related to depression, insomnia, thyroid dysfunction or other known causes or conditions)
*If you/your child received a COVID-19 vaccination in the last 48 hours and are experiencing mild fatigue which only began after vaccination, then disregard this symptom
(e) Muscle aches
Unexplained, unusual or long-lasting (not related to sudden injury, fibromyalgia or other known causes or conditions)
*If you/your child received a COVID-19 vaccination in the last 48 hours and are experiencing mild muscle aches/joint pain which only began after vaccination, then disregard this symptom
(f) Decrease or loss of taste or smell
Not related to seasonal allergies, neurological disorders, or other known causes or conditions
(g) Vomiting and/or diarrhea
Not related to irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, menstrual cramps, or other known causes or conditions