Is the student/child currently experiencing any of these symptoms?

The symptoms listed here are the symptoms most commonly associated with COVID-19. If you have these symptoms, you should isolate and seek testing. Please note that rapid antigen testing is not to be used for those with symptoms of COVID-19 or for contacts of known COVID-19 cases.

Anyone who is sick or has any symptoms of illness, including those not listed below, should stay home and seek assessment from their health care provider if needed.

Fever and/or Chills - Temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius / 100 Degrees Fahrenheit or higher and / or chills

Cough or Barking Cough (croup) - more than usual, making a whistling noise when breathing (not related to asthma, post-infectious reactive airways, or other known causes or conditions they already have)

Shortness of Breath - out of breath, unable to breathe deeply (not related to asthma or other known causes or conditions they already have)

Decrease or loss of taste or smell - Not related to seasonal allergies, neurological disorders, or other known causes or conditions they already have

Nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea - Not related to irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, menstrual cramps, or other known causes or conditions they already have

* They are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (it has been 14 days or more since their final dose of either a two-dose or a one-dose series)

* They have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 90 days (and since been cleared)

3. Is someone that the student/child lives with currently experiencing any new COVID-19 symptoms and/or waiting for test results after experiencing symptoms?

4. In the last 10 days, has the student / child been identified as a "close contact" of someone who currently has COVID-19?: If public health has advised you that you do not need to self-isolate, select "NO."

5. In the last 10 days, has the student / child received a COVID Alert exposure notification on their cell phone? If they already went for a test and got a negative result, select "No".

6. Do any of the following apply? In the last 14 days, the student/child travelled outside of Canada and was told to quarantine / In the last 14 days, the student/child travelled outside of Canada and was told to not attend school/childcare: Please note that if the child/student is not fully vaccinated but is exempt from federal quarantine because they travelled with a vaccinated companion, they must not attend school/childcare for 14 days. Select "YES" if this applies to the student/child.

7. Has a doctor, health care provider, or public health unit told you that the student / child should currently be isolating (staying at home)?: This can be because of an outbreak or contact tracing.

8. In the last 10 days, has the student / child tested positive on a rapid antigen test or a home-based self testing kit? If the student / child has since tested negative on a lab-based PCR test, select "No".

Results of Screening Questions

If you answered "YES" to any of the symptoms included under question 1, do not go to school or childcare.

If you answered "YES" to question 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 DO NOT go to school/childcare.

If you answered "NO" to all questions, your child may go to school/childcare. Follow your school/childcare provider's established process for letting staff know about this result.

Public Health Ontario - Contact Tracing