Returning To School After Covid Isolation

We have had a number of inquiries from parents about their sons returning to school after isolation.  The information below is from the covid19.govt.nz website:

You can end your self-isolation after 7 days

If you are still sick, stay home until you are well and for 24 hours after your symptoms resolve. You should avoid any high-risk settings if you are still unwell.

You may receive a text message but you do not need to wait for an official message or release to leave isolation.

You do not need to be tested. If you were, the result would likely show as positive but that does not mean you are infectious.

Your Household Contacts can complete their isolation at the same time as you, as long as their Day 7 test was negative and they have no new or worsening symptoms. If their tests are positive, they need to begin 7 days of isolation as someone with COVID-19.

After you have recovered

Once you have recovered from COVID-19, you do not need to isolate again for 3 months, if someone else in your household tests positive during that time. This is because the risk of reinfection during this period if you have had COVID-19 is low. If someone you live with tests positive during that 3 months, the other members of your household will need to isolate again.

Click here to read the full isolation information on the covid19.govt.nz website.