Treppen wrote: » A lot of mention of ages of cases , but no reference to clusters in schools, maybe we're immune?
rainbowtrout wrote: » Give it a few more days.https://roscommonherald.ie/2020/09/23/elphin-publican-did-not-realise-he-should-have-been-self-isolating/#.X2uwv2hKjIU Students from at least four secondary schools were at this at the weekend.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » You'd have to wonder whats going on at the test centres. Not the first time I've heard stories similar to the above. Having said that you'd think people would just go online and find out for themselves. Ignorance is no excuse.
tiberium wrote: » Hi All, All parents have just received a communique from the school that we should dress up the children even better because they are "keeping the windows open so the fresh air keeps coming..." and they will continue to do so over the winter... Who makes those rules and based on what? Let's have something abundantly clear here: Based on what we are seeing so far it is not the healthy children who are at the most risk from Covid but the (1) elderly or (2) anyone else with "a weak or weakened immune system". A sure way to weaken someone's immune system is to get sick. Sooner or later there could be zero or sub-zero temperatures as it happened many times over the last few winters. What we are talking about here children sitting in school rooms at ice cold temperatures. So they are going make our children "intentionally and certainly sick" in other sicknesses so that they "may" not get Covid? Are we being serious here? Cold, pneumonia, pyelitis (cold related sickness of the kidneys caused by the common root cause of sitting for long period in a cold temperature)...that last one can be really life threatening. Any sickness the children will get from the cold will certainly weaken their immune system for the duration of the sickness hence making them "more" prone to get Covid. I think that "keep the window no matter what rule" is really controversial and it may turn out to be counter-productive and actually do more harm than good!!! Opinions?
coillsaille wrote: » I presume the heating system will be turned up or left on longer to try to compensate to some degree. The rooms certainly won't be cosy but I wouldn't expect them to be freezing either. Although of course there will be variations between schools. Air flow is crucial in trying to stop the virus spreading from one student to everyone else in a classroom.
History Queen wrote: » Seriously...what the hell is going on with contact tracing and schools?!
If you test positive and have symptoms. They will ask about people and places you have visited 48 hours before your symptoms started and until you started self isolating. If you test positive but do not have symptoms they will only ask about people and places you have visited 24 hours before your test took place and until you started self isolating.
PhoenixParker wrote: » This sounds like it's in line with what the HSE have said they're doing and does make sense. Student got results Friday and was in school Monday/Tuesday. We don't know why student was tested.https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/testing/contact-tracing.html#:~:text=If%20you%20test%20positive%20and,until%20you%20started%20self%20isolating. They contact trace this way because the 48 hours before your symptomatic seems to be the point when spread happens. If student was tested themselves as an asymptomatic contact after Wednesday evening then per the HSE guidelines they publish the school doesn't need any further action. If that is the case it's also very unlikely they were infectious in school and further testing really is unnecessary.
History Queen wrote: » Close contacts were notified when my friends mother tested positive. She was asymptomatic . Why would they decide not to identify close contacts in a school setting? Or if it is a change of policy why not say so instead of having people worry?
wirelessdude01 wrote: » So what is your solution to provide ventilation to classrooms? Our parents were given the same message a week or so ago. Told to make sure that the children wore appropriate layers of clothing.
PhoenixParker wrote: » They're only close contacts if they're in contact the 24 hours before test or the 48 hours before symptoms. Before that they are not regarded as close contacts. The school weren't in contact with student in the 24 hours before test therefore they're not close contacts and there is no need to get in touch. The guidelines have changed over time so maybe they were going back further for your friends mother, I can't speak to her case. It just seems very likely to me that the HSE are following what they said they'll do in all cases for the case described here.
History Queen wrote: » Thanks for the explanation. I didn't realise this. My friends mam was back in early August so must have changed since then. Again not sure it explains this xase though. Student got result Friday so surely tested Wednesday? I don't think there's 24 hour turnaround in general population but maybe parts of the country have? 2-3 days fir results whete I am. The student had been in school Monday and Tuesday so if tested Wednesday must have had close contacts in school. Regardless of the above case school staff parents and students should be aware of the protocols. Why is it a mystery? Adds to tension and anxiety for all.
shesty wrote: » Makes no sense at all.In our kid's school a couple of weeks ago, a child was in on a Friday, at home from the following Monday, tested and came back positive by around the next Thursday, and the class were all sent home that Thursday for 2 weeks from last contact.....last contact was the previous Friday.ie, much longer than 48 hours,it was 6 days previous to them actually being sent home by the HSE.Is this 48 hour thing a new-ish criteria?
tiberium wrote: » Hi All, Let's have something abundantly clear here: Based on what we are seeing so far it is not the healthy children who are at the most risk from Covid but the (1) elderly or (2) anyone else with "a weak or weakened immune system". A sure way to weaken someone's immune system is to get sick. Sooner or later there could be zero or sub-zero temperatures as it happened many times over the last few winters. What we are talking about here children sitting in school rooms at ice cold temperatures. So they are going make our children "intentionally and certainly sick" in other sicknesses so that they "may" not get Covid?
tiberium wrote: » Yeah, really? But the school is non-contactable via phone, teachers never gave out their phone numbers...and no one is allowed on the school grounds due to Covid...so no walk-ins in to ask questions... Please note a more increasing number of people stopped watching RTE (can't ask question via the TV anyway...)
brooke 2 wrote: » 'The virus has struck many places. It was due to come to Elphin sooner or later.' :eek: Not the only arrogant comment from this guy. :mad:
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Is it true that his wife is a primary teacher?
