The PO Council here regularly keeps you informed of primary education-related information about the corona virus (COVID-19). Do you want to know more about the virus itself or how you deal with the virus? Always consult the information from RIVM and keep an eye on the website of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The RIVM advises schools to keep in touch with the regional GGD. They can go there with questions and for advice regarding the situation in their own region.
Questions about the corona virus? The national government has a special telephone number: 0800-1351, available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture reports educational organizations
In line with the developments concerning the coronavirus, the PO Council, as well as the other educational organizations, received a letter from the Ministry. In the letter the minister explains, among other things, the approach of the central government and a number of appendices are attached. This concerns frequently asked questions with a focus on education and a flyer that can be used to prevent the virus from spreading. Both the letter and the attachments can be found here and at the bottom of this message:
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Teachers and students in Brabant report sick
The media report on Monday, March 9, 2020 that many classes in Brabant remain empty. The teachers have flu complaints at home and many parents also report their children sick. The teachers and pupils hereby follow the advice of the RIVM to people from Brabant to stay at home if they have mild symptoms that may indicate the corona virus. Omroep Brabant reports that more than 10,000 children are at home throughout the province on Monday.
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Students in North Brabant may have to stay home on Monday due to a teacher shortage
Various media report on Saturday 7 March that pupils in parts of Noord-Brabant may have to stay home on Monday. The school boards do not rule out the fact that there are not enough teachers because of the call of the RIVM for the inhabitants of Noord-Brabant.
Omroep Brabant reports: “Parents who have children at De Lockaert primary school in Oss already know for sure that they will have to look for childcare for children in groups 3,4,5 and 6 on Monday.” The parents hear on Monday before six o’clock in the evening whether there is someone in front of the group on Tuesday, the regional broadcaster said.
The Brabants Dagblad writes on the website that the school boards Filios, SAAM and Signum have made an emergency plan for possible sick notifications. “If a teacher is sick, he must stay home and the entire class may be sent home.” The school boards have informed the parents in a letter that they do not choose to divide groups. “In that case, children are even closer to each other in the group and that is precisely what we find in this specific situation not the desired situation.”
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RIVM: schools can just stay open
The RIVM receives many questions about whether schools need to be closed due to the corona virus. The institute mentions Sunday, March 1 on Twitter that this is not necessary.
Children who have been to an area where the virus is prevalent and have cold symptoms should look good at home. In the event of a fever, the doctor should be contacted.
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Icons with hygiene rules for the classroom
Especially for primary education, Studio van Laar developed the following icons with the most important hygiene rules for preventing corona virus: sneezing and coughing in your elbow, blowing your nose in a tissue and often washing your hands with soap. The icons can be downloaded here and used at schools.
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Also wife and daughter Tilburg patient infected
The NOS reports on Saturday 29 February that the wife and daughter of the corona patient from Tilburg are also infected with the virus. The RIVM is now investigating who the wife and daughter have been in contact with. Others who have had contact with the man tested negative for the virus.
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Partner and child corona patient from Amsterdam test positive
The partner and a child of the infected woman in Diemen have also contracted the corona virus, the RIVM reports on Saturday 29 February. They are in home insulation. Other contacts of the woman have been tested and did not have the virus. They must, however, keep an eye on their health for the next thirteen days. If they do get complaints such as fever and respiratory complaints, they will be tested again.
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Amsterdam woman with coronavirus was ‘lice fluffer’
The Amsterdam woman who appears to be infected with the corona virus was last week “lice fluffer” in the primary school of one of her children. That writes the AD on Saturday, February 29. The woman attended a primary school in the IJburg district this week. The GGD has sent a letter to the parents of pupils at the Laterna Magica primary school in IJburg. The parents were asked to monitor the health of their children by measuring the temperature on a daily basis and to report a fever or respiratory problems to the GGD. read more
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Education and coronavirus frequently asked questions
The central government has updated the frequently asked questions about the corona virus and education. View the questions and answers here.
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Schools Loon op Zand open on Monday
Two primary schools in Loon op Zand, the Blokkendoos and the Lage Weijkens, will open as usual on Monday. The NOS reports this on Friday 28 February. Family members of the man who is infected with the corona virus work at the schools.
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Education and coronavirus frequently asked questions
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, in collaboration with RIVM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has published a list of frequently asked questions about the corona virus and education. Read more.
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Minister Bruno Bruins in De Wereld Turns Through Corona
On Wednesday evening 26 February, Minister Bruno Bruins (Medical Care) and infectious disease control doctor at the GGD Ronald Schegget will be present at the television program The World Is Running By talking about the corona virus.
In Germany, just across the border at Limburg, the corona virus has been detected in a patient. As a precaution, schools and daycare centers are closed in his place of residence. Is it also necessary that schools and daycare centers close in the Netherlands? “” Contact research is now being conducted around the German corona patient. We expect the results of the contact investigation for the weekend via RIVM’s German colleagues. On that basis we determine which measures must be taken in the Netherlands, “says Minister Bruins. “” We know from the virus that it does not actually occur in children. Infections are high in people over forty years of age. It is not obvious to look for it in schools. Closing schools in the Netherlands is sowing panic, “GGD physician Ronald Schegget adds.
Look for the most up-to-date information about the corona virus on the RIVM website.
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Do children check for corona preventively?
Various media reported on Monday 24 February about the request of a school umbrella to have children checked preventively by a doctor if they recently visited an area where the corona virus was detected. This as a result of signals that several families had been on holiday in Italy. According to the RIVM this is not necessary.
The school umbrella stated to RTL that it wanted to create clarity about holidaymakers coming back from the area where the virus prevails: “The message was purely to alert. We do not want to panic, but rather to prevent panic. Parents have also not been on vacation, but they wonder how things should be now if other parents have been to Italy. “
The PO Council strongly advises school boards with similar concerns to keep a close eye on the reporting from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and RIVM. For additional information they can consult the GGD. Frequently asked questions about the virus are answered on the RIVM website.
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