Incident Management Emergency Preparedness

In case a student or member of staff reports that they have been tested positive for COVID-19 the school

must follow some guidelines. Give leave to the person and arrange for them to continue to learn or teach online depending on their health status. Immediately use student/staff attendance data to identify the group of people who had been in contact with the affected person during the period 2 days before onset of symptoms and from the date swab collection for asymptomatic cases. Identify this identified group about the potential exposure without disclosing the identity of the person. School must inform parents. Send the special group of people home and oblige them to follow quarantine instruction by the Health Authorities. Ensure that all school staff are well aware of the above protocol and the plan and action required for dealing any positive or suspected cases. Each school must have an active group email or Whatsapp numbers and responsible members for quick updates. The infected person must show evidence that he has completed the quarantine requirement imposed by the health authorities. Daily attendance must be kept. Data must be collected on all sick students and staff and this must be submitted as part of the weekly report which is to be sent to the District Education Office.