Symptoms of COVID-19

The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:

• new continuous cough and/or;
• high temperature and/or;
• a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia).

However, people frequently present with a wider range of symptoms. 

Wider symptoms include:

• Blocked or runny nose
• Headache
• Fatigue, muscle or full body aches
• Sneezing
• Diarrhoea
• Sore throat
• Sickness or vomiting

Latest advice from the Department of Health

Children with mild symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat, or slight cough, who are otherwise well, can continue to attend school.

Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people, where they can. They can go back to school and resume normal activities when they no longer have a high temperature and they are well enough to attend.

It is not recommended that children and young people are tested for COVID-19 unless directed to by a health professional.

If a child has a positive COVID-19 test result they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day they took the test, if they can. After 3 days, if they feel well and do not have a high temperature, the risk of passing the infection on to others is much lower. This is because children and young people tend to be infectious to other people for less time than adults.

Children and young people who usually go to school, college or childcare and who live with someone who has a positive COVID-19 test result should continue to attend as normal.

If your child tests positive for Covid-19 please contact the school.

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