The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are:

• A high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back.
• 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.

Other possible symptoms for children include:

• Fever or chills
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Muscle or body aches
• Sore throat
• Diarrhea
• Headache
• New fatigue
• Nausea or vomiting
• Congestion or runny nose

The school strongly advises that you:

1. Book a PCR test for your child at a test centre immediately: 

• Call 119 to book a test. Your nearest testing centre is MONTEM CAR PARK, Slough.
• Book a test online : https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test

Please email a copy of your results to:  post@stmarys.slough.sch.uk

Financial support and self-isolating: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/help-and-financial-support-while-youre-self-isolating/

Financial support may be available if you are in a financial crisis or need short term support whilst self-isolating.

For Extra financial support refer to this link- https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/extra-financial-support#toc-0

If you need further help, information or advice you can contact the Freephone COVID-19 Community Helpline:

• Freephone: 0808 802 0020
• text: ACTION to 81025
• email: covid19@adviceni.net

NHS 111 service: If your symptoms worsen during home isolation or are no better after 10 days, contact NHS 111

Help with everyday tasks from an NHS volunteer: NHS Volunteer Responders can help with things like:

• collecting shopping
• collecting medicines and prescriptions
• phone calls if you want to chat to someone
• Call 0808 196 3646 (8am to 8pm, everyday) to arrange help from a volunteer.

From our weekly newsletter to parents - 18.06.21