COVID Update

For term 2 Public Health, again in consultation with the education sector, is proposing to move from an outbreak management model to a symptoms-based model. This will mean that the focus for term 2 will be on those persons who are symptomatic to stay away and get tested. Testing of students who are not symptomatic will not be required unless in certain circumstances such as a rapid spike in case numbers.

Students/staff with symptoms will be required to stay home and test daily – Rapid Antigen Tests are available upon request from the school.

• If negative and no symptoms, individuals can return to school.
• If test positive, isolate for 7 days or 10 days if symptoms persist.
• Schools will not be required to notify families on a case-by-case basis; Public Health will work closely with the Catholic Education Tasmania on an individual school-by-school basis when there is concern about significant transmission e.g. 30% of a year level, within a school.
• Schools have been encouraged to focus on regular strong messaging; ‘if symptomatic stay away and get tested’.