SED & Dept. of Health Issue Coronavirus Guidance
February 5, 2020
Dear School Administrators:
Recently, a new coronavirus called 2019 Novel (new) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China that has not been previously found in humans. This coronavirus can lead to fever, cough and shortness of breath. There are thousands of confirmed cases in China, including cases outside of Wuhan. Additional cases are being identified in a growing number of countries, including the United States.
This letter is to provide guidance to schools in light of this new virus as well as federal guidance recently issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Schools should share this information with their school nurses and directors of school health services (aka medical directors). … Read full letter here.
Also released was a template letter that may be used by districts to inform parents about the 2019-nCoV – that can be found here..