Covid Rules from 17th January
From 17 January in England, people who receive positive lateral flow device (LFD) test results for coronavirus (COVID-19) will be required to self-isolate immediately and won’t be required to take a confirmatory PCR test unless they develop Covid symptoms:
- 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
Lateral flow tests are taken by people who do not have Covid-19 symptoms. Anyone who tests positive but remains asymptomatic will be able to leave self-isolation on day 6 after the date of their initial positive test if they receive 2 negative LFD results, 24 hours apart, on days 5 and 6 or on 2 following consecutive days.
Anyone who tests positive but develops 1 of the 3 main COVID-19 symptoms should stay at home and self-isolate and take a PCR test. They must self-isolate if they get a positive test result, even if they have had a recent negative lateral flow test – these rules have not changed.
Under this new approach, anyone who receives a positive LFD test result should report their result on GOV.UK and must self-isolate immediately but those who have no symptoms will not need to take a follow-up PCR test.
LFD Test Positive - No Symptoms |
LFD Test Positive - Symptoms |
| Register positive result on Gov website and isolate (Day 0) | Get PCR Test and isolate (Day 0) |
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Day 5 and 6 LFD test – if both negative you can leave isolation Day 6. If positive, continue to test for 2 consecutive days testing for up to Day 10 Tests must be recorded on Gov website each day CHSG require parents to register on TestRegister as well |
Day 5 and 6 LFD test – if both negative you can leave isolation Day 6. If positive, continue to test for 2 consecutive days testing for up to Day 10 Tests must be recorded on Gov website each day CHSG require parents to register on TestRegister as well |
Please send a copy of your positive test result provided by the Gov.uk to the school office at office@chsg.org.uk. This includes LFD positive results. We also continue to ask parents to record all test results on TestRegister.
Please contact the school office if you have any problems recording your test results.