Coronavirus Symptoms

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.

The below link further explains what to look out for in children and what to do should you suspect your

child(ren) may need a test:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/

Cold's are very common at this time of year, if you believe your child(ren) is suffering with a cold and symptoms are not related to Covid-19 then they are able to come to school.

Cold symptoms are noted below, they come on gradually and can include.

• a blocked or runny nose
• a sore throat
• headaches
• muscle aches
• coughs
• sneezing
• a raised temperature
• pressure in your ears and face
• loss of taste and smell