Dear Parent / Carer

We have been informed today by Cumbria CC that children and young people aged between the ages of 5 and 16 (unless exempt - see list below) should now be advised to stay at home when a sibling tests positive for Covid-19 (via either a PCR or Lateral Flow test).

3-5 days following the onset of symptoms in the sibling who has tested positive (or test date if the positive case had no symptoms), the close contact child should get a PCR test.  If this is negative, they can return to the setting but should isolate again immediately and get another test if they develop symptoms of Covid-19 at a later date.

The groups exempt from this advice and able to continue to attend the setting when identified as a close contact of a sibling positive case are:

*  12-18 year olds who have had at least one dose of the vaccine more than 14 days ago;

*  Any child aged between 5-16 who has tested positive for Covid-19 themselves via a PCR test within the past 90 days.

Thank you.

Mrs Rose