Illness | Recommended exclusion period | Advice |
Chickenpox | Until all vesicles (spots) have crusted over |
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Impetigo | Until lesions are crusted and healed, or 48 hours after starting antibiotic treatment |
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Measles | Four days from onset of rash | Preventable by vaccination |
Scarlet fever | Child can return 24 hours after starting antibiotic treatment |
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Mumps | Exclude child for five days after onset of swelling | Preventable by vaccination |
Diarrhoea and Vomiting | 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting |
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Flu (influenza) | Until recovered |
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Covid-19 | Advised to stay home for 5 days and LFT test on day 6 and 7 | Vaccinations will be available |
Whooping cough | 48 hours from starting antibiotic treatment, or 21 days from onset of illness if no antibiotic treatment | Preventable by vaccination. |
Head lice | None | Treatment recommended where live lice have been seen |
Threadworms | None | Treatment recommended for child and household contacts |