With rising numbers of Covid in the area, and with Christmas around the corner, the continuation of twice weekly lateral flow testing is even more important. If your child has a negative LFT test, but has any of the symptoms mentioned in the government guidance below – please book a PCR test. Not all cases show up on the lateral flow testing.
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal