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COVID-19

The latest advice for pupils and their families from the HSE can be found here:
If your child has any symptoms of COVID-19, he/she should not attend school. Contact your GP for advice and guidance and arrange a COVID-19 test, if appropriate.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are:
- fever (high temperature - 38 degrees Celsius or above) - including having chills
- dry cough
- fatigue (tiredness)
Less common symptoms of COVID-19 include:
- loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this could mean they're completely gone or just different to normal
- nasal congestion (runny or blocked nose)
- conjunctivitis (also known as red eyes)
- sore throat
- headache
- muscle or joint pain (aches and pains)
- different types of skin rash
- nausea or vomiting
- diarrhoea
- chills or dizziness