The Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has advised the cabinet to relax the quarantine rules in education. In this way the continuity of education can be promoted and whole classes no longer have to be sent home. Minister Kuipers of Public Health has advice sent to the House of Representatives.
Children under the age of 13 no longer need to be quarantined by the OMT after contact with an infected person if they have no complaints. The advice is that they do a self-test every day. The experts also no longer have to go home if there are three or more infections.
Secondary and higher education students no longer have to be quarantined by the OMT after contact with an infected person if they have no complaints. With a daily negative self-test, they can continue to attend classes or lectures. The advice for relaxation also applies to sports teams. In case of a positive test and complaints, in all cases one must be quarantined.
In case of very large infections at a school, the GGD can still decide on a larger quarantine.
It is still unclear whether the cabinet will adopt the advice of the OMT about the quarantine. Tomorrow the cabinet will make a final decision on what to do with the OMT recommendations. Prime Minister Rutte and Minister Kuipers will give a press conference at 7 p.m.
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