Symptoms & Isolation Periods

If a child or young person has a positive COVID-19 test result they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people (for 3 days after the day they took the test) until they no longer have a high temperature and they are well to return.

​The guidance advises the following:

Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can go back to school, college or childcare when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend.