Overview
- Children with a high temperature of 38C or above should stay home until the fever has gone.
- After a positive COVID-19 test, children are advised to stay home and limit contact for three days, though those with mild symptoms who feel well can attend.
- For vomiting or diarrhoea, children should return only after 48 hours without symptoms.
- Chickenpox cases should stay off until all spots have crusted, typically about five days after they first appear.
- Scarlet fever requires GP-prescribed antibiotics, with return permitted 24 hours after treatment starts due to otherwise prolonged infectiousness.