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Things to note to limit the spread of Covid-19 for children when going to school

According to TS.BS. Le Kien Ngai, Head of the Department of Infection Prevention and Control, National Children’s Hospital, in the previous period of isolation, we came up with a 5K solution to prevent epidemics, respiratory pathogens have been very markedly reduced. Up to now, when children return to school, children will naturally have exchanges and meetings, a collective living environment, the risk of infection is therefore greater.

Dr. Ngai said that through experience in prevention and control of Covid-19 deployed, non-specific defense methods are lessons that can be continued for a long time, even when the epidemic has returned to a normal state.

Accordingly, to ensure the safety of children when going to class, measures such as wearing masks, washing hands, cleaning surfaces in a collective environment, keeping the classroom clean … are still important, not only Covid prevention. -19 but also prevent the agents of other diseases transmitted by contact, droplets. Besides, it is necessary to take care of nutrition to increase resistance; ensure that children’s activities are balanced from physical activity, play to learning.

Dr. Ngai especially emphasized the attention and attention of families and schools to children in the current context, when children have just come to class to study and develop their capacity but still have to ensure the prevention of Covid-19 and prevent the spread of the virus. infectious diseases in general.

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Students in Ho Chi Minh City go to school – Photo: Truong Thanh Tung

TS.BS Nguyen Van Thuong, Director of Duc Giang General Hospital, said that there are 4 solutions that should be applied to minimize the risk of infection for children when they go to school.

Firstly, schools should be disinfected and cleaned, especially children’s utensils must be thoroughly disinfected. Second, there are measures to control “input”, which means informing parents in advance, that children with symptoms of cough, fever, etc. must actively let them stay at home.

Third, the learning process at school should be checked and controlled. For example, take the children’s temperature twice a day in the morning and in the afternoon. If detecting signs of suspected Covid-19 infection, the child should be absent from school, not to come into contact with other children.

Fourth, parents are advised to take measures to protect their children’s safety at home, proactively detect symptoms of cough and fever, if necessary, let their children stay at home and notify the school.

Dr. Thuong emphasized, from the perspective of pediatricians, it is absolutely necessary for children to go to school directly. Children staying at home for too long can increase the rate of depression, stress and going to school is a way to help them “relieve stress”.

Parents should not put too much importance on the epidemic problem but worry about their children going to school directly. Currently, Hanoi has passed the peak of the epidemic, the number of infections is decreasing, the circulating Omicron strain has also proven to be not too dangerous. “Duc Giang General Hospital has treated more than 4,000 Covid-19 patients, including nearly 1,000 children. In fact, it is proven that young children often do not progress badly, so there is no need to worry,” said Dr. Thuong. .

However, Dr. Thuong also said that the fact that Covid-19 children often progress slightly does not mean that we completely ignore epidemic prevention measures. “This disease, if severe, can cause death and complications; mild can also cause fever, fatigue, prolonged cough, etc. Letting children get sick is obviously not a good thing, so we still need to try to make sure that the child is sick. Even children who have been infected once, or re-infected for the second time, are still at risk of being re-infected,” said Dr. Thuong.

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