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06-09-2021 12:29 |
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Τhe
new school year begins with mobile testing units in Secondary Education |
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As of Wednesday, 8 September
when the new school year begins, mobile testing units for rapid antigen tests
will visit secondary schools for students who wish to be tested. The aim is
to facilitate students to receive a SafePass, but also to detect early
positive cases in the student community, thus ensuring that schools operate as safely as
possible with physical presence. The Ministry of Health, in
consultation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, has
prepared and send to schools a programme whereby mobile units will visit, on
rotation and every 72 hours, Lyceums and Gymnasiums in all Districts. In addition,
during the weekends, the number of units in rapid antigen testing locations
will be increased, so that students who need to hold a SafePass can be served
faster and without any inconvenience. It is stressed that the mobile units visiting Secondary
Education Schools will serve only students (12-17 years old).
It is recalled that students will have to provide the Consent Form, completed
and signed by their parents/legal guardians on the first time of undergoing
the test. Teachers and other school staff
who do not hold a certificate of vaccination or recovery will not be served
by the mobile units in schools. For SafePass purposes, these individuals must
show a negative result of a PCR or rapid test valid for 72 hours, from
private clinical laboratories or pharmacies, at their own expense. (EK) |
