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The three main symptoms of coronavirus in children are:

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

If any child in your setting displays these symptoms then it is very important that they are asked to go home, self-isolate with their family and get a test. They cannot return until they receive a negative test.

We need to ensure that we can prioritise testing for people displaying at least one of these three symptoms listed above. More information is available here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/