As part of the Ministry of Health's efforts to keep schools safe and operational, from Monday 14 March 2022, the measure "testtostay" will be implemented in the Education Service. As a reminder, the measure is aimed at persons who are close contacts and are subject to restraint under the protocol.
Συγκεκριμένα: a) individuals with no history of vaccination or who have not completed their vaccination schedule,
individuals who have completed their vaccination schedule and the 7-month period has elapsed,
[C] individuals who hold a certificate of infection and the 90-day period has elapsed.
Instructions to teachers:
- Teachers in public and private secondary and elementary education
- (elementary schools, kindergartens, special schools)
- who are close contacts within the school setting and make use of the measure "testtostay" will be able to attend the predetermined points in schools or clinical laboratories announced daily by the Ministry of Health, for a Rapid test daily for a period of 7 consecutive days after contact. It is understood that during the weekend, the procedure "testtostay" is not required.
- The measure is not retroactive. It applies to teachers who will declare close contacts of a confirmed positive incident on or after Monday 14 March 2022.
- The test will be provided free of charge.
- On teachers who do not make use of this measure in the event they are a positive incident contact will be required to make use of special leave of absence.
- Teachers who are close contacts will be given a Check Record Form by the school's Tracing Officer, which they will present for the 7-day period on arrival at the designated points and then present upon entering the school.
- Exceptionally, this measure applies only to the opening hours of school units (including single full-day schools and optional full-day schools) and after the teachers leave the schools, they will be subject to self-limitation, as they will continue to be considered close contacts and will not be able to take part in other afternoon activities.
(AF)
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