Winter 2019/20 Respiratory Illness Guidance
Key advice for parents and carers
In the home the risk of catching or spreading flu/cold like illness can be reduced by:
• Regular hand washing with liquid soap and running water
• Covering nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing
• Using a disposable paper tissue, disposed off immediately after use.
• You can teach your child to sneeze into the 'crook' of their arm rather than their hands, if they don't have a tissue.
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• Good general cleaning of surface that everyone touches often e.g. TV remote, light switches, door handles, toilet flushes and tap heads.
NHS Inform - Cold and Flu (opens new window)
NHS Inform - Flu (opens new window)
Children should not return to school until completely well and 48 hours after symptoms have
