Child.. runny nose?

[Louisa111]

Well 4 days of being back at preschool my little boy has a runny nose.. no cough, no high temp.. would we need to test.. he's otherwise absolutely fine ?

No need to test.
If he has either a temp, new cough or loss of taste or smell (difficult to check with kids) then he would need a test.

No! If people start testing for a runny nose, this winter is going to be chaos!

Only get a test if they have symptoms. A runny nose is not one of tehe symptoms to test for. The three main symptoms are clearly on the NHS website, the government website and every where you look so I can't understand why people come on here day after day with these questions.

No. A runny nose is not one of the main symptoms, he doesn't need a test.

Info from my preschool is..if its clear its fine..if its green its not

We’ve been back at school a month and it seems like every child has had it. They’ve specifically asked us not to test unless one of the three key symptoms is present.

Just to clarify green can mean an infection and not Covid though

I thought green didnt necessarily mean covid when i read info from preschool..tbh im not going to read anymore info because it just confuses me even more

Ffs this messaging has been perfectly clear.

Continuous cough
Fever
Loss of Taste/smell

Otherwise no. You'll be one of the people using up tests for those who actually have symptoms.

Interesting that there's another thread running tonight for a family that has colds but have started coughing and they've been told on here to test...

A snotty nose is not a covid symptom. God my 3yr old basically had a snotty nose for the entirety of last autumn/winter.

@Xuli that’s different though - a cough is a testable symptom, a runny nose is not.

Ffs no

*Ffs this messaging has been perfectly clear.

Continuous cough
Fever
Loss of Taste/smell

Otherwise no. You'll be one of the people using up tests for those who actually have symptoms.*
This
Why is it so hard for people to understand
A quick google on the gov website would of told you this .
A sniffle is not a symptom of Covid , until they demand mandatory testing for all only go if you have the symptoms.
People that need a test in some parts of the country are struggling to get one .

Yes @Xuli because have you have said they starting coughing .

This is useful

covid.joinzoe.com/post/back-to-school
I think the reason people keep asking about what symptoms to test for in children is because the "official" list of symptoms are known not to reflect the reality, as the latest research from the Zoe app people confirms. But I do agree people shouldn't book a test just because their child has a runny nose.

We're also 4 days back here, runny nose started late this afternoon, but otherwise fine in himself, just through the night then started to feel hot and temp has now progressed and seems to have developed a cough

Runny nose is a covid symptom in children but it's not a testable symptom (at the moment).

Runny nose is a covid symptom in children but it's not a testable symptom (at the moment).
No it isn't
It's not what's required for a test .
Temperature
New continuous cough
Loss if taste are the symptoms

@islockdownoveryet Read back what you have just written!

Eh ?runny nose isn't a cough , a temperature or loss of taste .
Runny nose isn't a symptom.
sorry have I said something wrong it's been a long day ?

no need to test but you need to carefully read your preschool's guidance on cold symptoms.
in our school's it says to keep children at home for any cold symptoms until all symptoms have gone away.

Our whole family have colds - runny noses & sore throats. DS got it first after his first week in school, and now we all have it. None of us have a temp or cough though, so carrying on as normal.

@islockdownoveryet

Eh ?runny nose isn't a cough , a temperature or loss of taste . Runny nose isn't a symptom. sorry have I said something wrong it's been a long day ?

Runny nose is a symptom. Covid has a lot of symptoms including muscle aches, head aches, sort throat, d&v and a rash. However, at the moment in the UK we are only testing on the basis of the three main symptoms of cough, fever, and loss of taste/smell. So - "Runny nose is a covid symptom in children but it's not a testable symptom (at the moment)."