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Coronavirus: What you should know

2/3/2020

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Children's health and safety is our first priority in our program. 
As everyone's concern, parents have inquired about our precaution regarding coronavirus. We understand children we work with are primarily infants and toddlers, they have an immune system still developing and not as strong as adults.

To prevent widespread illness in your child’s child care program, we recommend that your child stay home from child care if experiencing flu or cold symptoms. 


In an effort to support the well-being of all families in our child care, we have continued to monitor recommendations related to the 2019 novel Coronavirus (n-CoV). This situation is dynamic and rapidly changing with new guidance and recommendations issued.

While this is a serious public health threat, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) characterizes the immediate health risk from the new coronavirus as low for anyone who is unlikely to be exposed to this virus.

The coronavirus is in the family of viruses that cause the common cold, so symptoms and prevention measures are similar. To decide whether or not to send your child to school and whether or not to seek medical help, please consider the following:

Consider keeping your child at home if he or she has any of the following symptoms:
  • Very stuffy or runny nose and/or cough
  • Mild sore throat
  • Headache
  • Stomachache
Definitely keep your child at home for treatment and observation if he or she has any of these symptoms:
  • Fever greater than 100.4 degrees (your child may return to school only after his or her temperature has been below 100 degrees for 24 hours without medication)
  • Vomiting (even once) or diarrhea
  • General feelings of fatigue, discomfort, weakness or muscle aches, chills
  • Frequent wet or croupy cough
When to contact your healthcare provider: If your child continues to have symptoms beyond 10 days, has severe or unusual symptoms, or is in a high risk category (history of asthma or other respiratory condition, diabetes, heart disease, or being immunocompromised younger than 5 years of age), seek medical advice. 
  • If someone has fever, cough or difficulty breathing, and has recently traveled from China or had been in close contact with someone who is under investigation for or confirmed to be infected with Coronavirus, stay home, wear a mask and call your healthcare provider. 

There are currently no known exposures to the coronavirus in our child care programs. Although this is a low risk situation to our homes, we are taking high precautions and will continue to update the families as circumstances warrant.

On January 31, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency and announced new travel restrictions from China to the United States:

Effective 5 p.m. February 2, 2020, the U.S. has new travel restrictions and required monitoring. There will be a temporary ban on entry for foreign nationals who have been to China in the past 14 days. American citizens returning from Hubei in the past 14 days will be subject to health screening and up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine. American citizens returning from mainland China in the past 14 days will be subject to health screening and up to 14 days of monitored self isolation.

​If you were in China and returned to the United States after January 18, 2020, this is important information for you:

  • If you have traveled to Hubei in the past 14 days, please contact your healthcare provider and provide this information. You need to be screened, monitored and self-isolate up to 14 days after leaving China.
  • If you have traveled in mainland China (outside of Hubei) in the past 14 days, you need to self-monitor and self-isolate for up to 14 days after leaving China.

If this applies to you, click here for what you need to know and do.
In addition to these new travel restrictions from China to the United States, earlier this week, travel restrictions to China were implemented by the U.S. Department of State and the CDC. State Department elevated China travel advisory to 'Do Not Travel' due to coronavirus.

To help prevent cold, flu, and coronavirus:
  • Wash hands frequently
  • Do not touch eyes, nose or mouth
  • Cover mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, using a  tissue, sleeve or facemask
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick

If your child has cold and flu symptoms, please observe your child at home before deciding whether or not to send them to child care. Your child should be physically able to participate in all child care activities upon return to school.  Keeping a sick child at home will minimize the spread of such viral infections in the child care home.

Thank you for helping prevent the spread of illness at child care!

Coronavirus: New Travel Restrictions and Required Monitoring

On January 31, 2020 the Department of Health and Human Services announced new travel restrictions and required monitoring for those traveling from China to the U.S.

 If you have traveled from China to the U.S. since January 18, 2020, this important information applies to you. 
1. Effective immediately, all travelers coming from China in the past 14 days (since January 18th) should: 
  • Monitor and write down your temperature twice daily (morning and evening).
  • Self-isolate for 14 days after your departure from China. Please follow the CDC interim Guidelines for self-isolation found here.
  • Monitor for symptoms that warrant future assessment by a healthcare provider.
2. Notify your healthcare provider if:
  • Your temperature is greater than 100.4F/38C or
  • You have a cough, difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath. 
  • If your symptoms are severe, call 911 and report your symptoms and recent travel information.

Reference:
https://www.sfcdcp.org/infectious-diseases-a-to-z/coronavirus-2019-novel-coronavirus/
https://www.sfusd.edu/announcements/2020-01-27-update-cold-flu-and-coronavirus
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

News in the Bay:
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/02/416606/ucsf-health-response-novel-coronavirus-outbreak
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