Filenews 11 March 2022
From Monday, March 14, the measure test to stay in the Educational Service is in effect. The measure, which is part of the Ministry of Health's efforts to keep schools safe and in operation, is aimed at people who are close contacts and under the protocol are obliged to confine themselves.
Specifically:
(a) persons without a history of vaccination or who have not completed their vaccination programme;
(b) persons who have completed their vaccination programme and the period of 7 months has elapsed;
(c) persons holding a certificate of disease and the 90-day period has elapsed.
Instructions to teachers:
- Teachers in Public and Private Secondary and Primary Education (elementary, kindergartens, special schools) who are close contacts within the school premises and make use of the implementation of the measure "test to stay" will be able to come to the predetermined points in schools or clinical laboratories announced daily by the Ministry of Health, to perform rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid test) daily for the period of 7 consecutive days after contact. Provided that during the weekend, the "test to stay" procedure is not required.
- The measure shall not have retroactive effect. It is addressed to teachers who will be declared close contacts of a confirmed positive case from Monday, March 14, 2022.
- The test will be free of charge.
- Teachers who will not make use of this measure in case they are a positive case contact, should make use of the special leave of absence.
- Teachers who are close contacts will receive from the Tracing Officer of the school unit, the Control Log Form that they will present for the period of 7 days during their arrival at the predetermined points and then show it upon entering the school unit.
- This measure exceptionally concerns only the opening hours of school units (including single all-day schools and optional all-day schools) and after teachers leave schools, they should be placed in self-isolation, as they continue to be considered close contacts and will not be able to take part in other afternoon activities.
