COVID-19 UPDATES

TOWN HALL with Northern Health

A virtual town hall meeting was held on December 3rd to answer questions about Covid-19. You can access the recording here.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

School District #50 Haida Gwaii is closely monitoring the Global Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. We will provide updates of any developing information on this page.

For parents and guardians, we encourage you to share B.C.’s new dedicated phone service for non-medical information about COVID-19: 1-888-COVID19. Service representatives are available seven days a week from 7:30AM to 8PM, and information is available in more than 110 languages.

Specific public health questions re COVID-19 should be directed to your local health authority for response.

Attention SD50 Parents, Guardians and Students

August 24, 2020 –

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Additional sources of information

BC, CDC – FAQ for K-12
Daily news conferences held by the PHO and the Ministry of Health. Click here.
BC Centre for Disease Control is frequently updating COVID-19 Information. Click here.
CBC Kids News – Busting myths about COVID-19. Click here.

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If you answered “YES” to one of the questions included under ‘Key Symptoms of Illness’ (excluding fever), you should stay home for 24 hours from when the symptom started. If the symptom improves, you may return to school when you feel well enough. If the symptom persists or worsens, seek a health assessment.

If you answered “YES” to two or more of the questions included under ‘Symptoms of Illness’ or you have a fever, seek a health assessment. A health assessment includes calling 8-1-1, or a primary care provider like a physician or nurse practitioner. If a health assessment is required, you should not return to school until COVID-19 has been excluded and your symptoms have improved.

When a COVID-19 test is recommended by the health assessment:

 If the COVID-19 test is positive, you should stay home until you are told by public health to end self-isolation. In most
cases this is 10 days after the onset of symptoms. Public health will contact everyone with a positive test.
 If the COVID-19 test is negative, you can return to school once symptoms have improved and you feel well enough.
Symptoms of common respiratory illnesses can persist for a week or more. Re-testing is not needed unless you

develop a new illness.
 If a COVID-19 test is recommended but is not done because you choose not to have the test, or you do not seek a
health assessment when recommended, and your symptoms are not related to a previously diagnosed health condition, you should stay home from school until 10 days after the onset of symptoms, and then you may return if you are feeling well enough.

If a COVID-19 test is not recommended by the health assessment, you can return to school when symptoms improve and you feel well enough. Testing may not be recommended if the assessment determines that the symptoms are due to another cause (i.e. not COVID-19).

If you answered “YES” to questions 2 or 3, use the COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool to determine if you should seek testing for COVID- 19.

A health-care provider note (i.e. a doctor’s note) should not be required to confirm the health status of any individual.

COVID-19 UPDATES

TOWN HALL with Northern Health

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

Information from the Ministry of Education and School District #50

Information on ventilation systems

Information posted in 2019 - 2020 school year

Attention SD50 Parents, Guardians and Students

Additional sources of information

Daily Health Check