Nurseries and Covid-19

[NELondonDad]

Hi
I wonder if anyone else has had an experience in relation to this or have thoughts about it.
Our local nursery, following guidance, has been sending children home if they have had temperatures or a cough.
The children cannot return unless they have been tested for Covid-19, a process which is not as easy as it is designed to be, ultimately takes some days and is a deeply unpleasant experience for the child.
Children can have recurring coughs and/or temperatures for all sorts of reasons and in some cases it is a fairly persistent thing.
Does this mean that those children will end up being repeatedly tested for Covid-19, with the side-effect that their siblings and parents (including key workers) will also have to stay home until test results come back ?

It’s not just nurseries. The government advice is anyone with COVID symptoms should isolate and seek a test. Why are why surprised that nurseries are following government guidance? You’d all be up in arms if they let COVID spread like wildfire.

I agree. No one should be going anywhere if they have Covid symptoms. Not school,nursery, work, the shop, daily walk etc etc.

It has been the in the guidance all along. Have symptoms you and your family need to isolate until the isolation time is up or you have a negative test.

I expect many are ignoring temperatures etc and getting on with going out everywhere- putting the rest of us at risk.

We tired that and couldn't order any says it's not for our area