Dear Brick Family,
Here is an update on the Flu and Novel Coronavirus. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our children safe and healthy.
Best,
Amy
FLU:
Unfortunately, the flu has made its way into almost all the classrooms at Brick. The best defense is regular hand washing and the flu shot (it’s required and not too late). Please note, that our maintenance crew is working extra hard to sanitize all classrooms, bathrooms, elevators, stairwells, doorknobs, etc.
Please see your physician and keep your child home if they develop any Flu symptoms.
Common Flu Symptoms (please defer to your physician for the most accurate information):
Unlike cold symptoms, signs of the flu tend to come on suddenly. You might have:
- Fever above 100 F
- Severe aches in your muscles and joints
- Weakness or severe fatigue
- Warm, flushed skin and red, watery eyes
- Chills
- A headache
- A dry cough
- A sore throat and runny nose
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS:
There have been no confirmed or suspected cases of Coronavirus at Brick.
The Department of Health has issued guidelines for all early childhood programs as of February 3
rd
. The DOH is requiring a 14 day quarantine for those children/adults who have returned from China after February 2
nd
2019. Those children/adults will not be allowed in school during that quarantine period. Anyone who has returned from China before February 2
nd
and is asymptomatic is welcome to return to school.
Symptoms for 2019-nCoV can include:
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
DOH guidelines below and attached:
New Guidance as of 2/3/2020
Children and child care program staff who recently traveled in China:
The federal government has issued a requirement for up to 14 days of either mandatory quarantine or monitored self-quarantine (depending on travel areas in China) for individuals returning from mainland China after February 2, 2020. This means that children and staff impacted should NOT report to work or child care programs for up to 14 days after leaving mainland China. The number of days is dependent on their last date in mainland China.
Children and child care program staff who returned to the US from mainland China on or before February 2, 2020 and have no symptoms of illness, may return to school immediately.
Anyone who has returned from mainland China in the last two weeks and has a fever or cough or shortness of breath should call their medical provider and report their symptoms and travel history. They should not attend child care programs until they have been evaluated by a physician and told they are no longer sick.
