Covid-19 Safely Opening Schools After Christmas Holidays
2021-12-06
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The question arises from the need to ensure school safety during the return after Christmas 2021 holidays amidst a continued covid-19 outbreak.
What steps his Department plans to take to support schools to open safely after the Christmas 2021 holidays during the covid-19 outbreak?
I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. Reducing transmission in schools is of the utmost importance to me, and I will do everything in my power to keep schools open. We have provided guidance to settings regarding testing arrangements on their return in January.
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The answer did not provide specific steps or detailed plans beyond general statements about reducing transmission and providing testing guidance.
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Carbon dioxide monitoring is seen as a crucial tool for identifying areas within classrooms where ventilation needs improvement, helping to mitigate the spread of respiratory diseases like covid-19.
As the Secretary of State knows, carbon dioxide monitors can help to identify quickly where ventilation needs to be increased in classrooms. Will he give an update on the roll-out of these monitors in schools?
Over 99% of eligible settings have now received a CO2 monitor, with more than 320,000 now delivered. Final deliveries will be made before the end of term. Feedback from schools suggests the monitors are a helpful tool in managing ventilation, sitting alongside the other protective measures in place to manage transmission.
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