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| Topic | Norway to start reopening schools next week |
| UnfairRepresent 04/14/20 4:06:10 AM #1: | Norway on Tuesday announced plans to open kindergartens from April 20, and some schools a week later, as part of its first relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. Here's what you need to know. On Tuesday, Norway's government said they planned to issue guidelines on the reopening of schools, kindergartens and businesses. As these are published, we aim to add new information to this guide. What restrictions are being lifted? Kindergartens will open from April 20 Primary school classes for pupils in years 14, and out-of-school care programmes will re-open from April 27. Upper secondary schools for second-and third-year pupils who following vocational education will be opened from April 27, under new infection control guidelines. The ban on staying in country cabins will be lifted on April 20. Hairdressers, skin care professionals and other businesses where there is one-to-one contact will be allowed to resume operations, under new guidelines from April 27. Psychologists, physiotherapists, and other health practitioners who have close contact with patients will after April 20 be allowed to start giving treatment. Parents or guardians who need to cross the border between Norway and another country in order to maintain contact arrangements with children will be excused quarantine (no exact date has been given, but it will come "quickly". Sports can be resumed if it is possible to follow the recommendations of the Norwegian Directorate of Health on social distancing and group size. What restrictions will remain in place? Fitness centres, swimming pools, and water parks will stay closed No visitors are allowed at old people's homes and other institutions for vulnerable groups Most bars and restaurants will remain closed. Libraries, passport offices, and the public access areas in police stations will remain closed Stricter border controls will remain, with foreign nationals lacking a residence permit refused entry Is it compulsory to return my child to school or kindergarten? Kindergarten is not compulsory in Norway, so if you are worried about your child getting or spreading the coronavirus infection, you can choose to keep them home. Just inform the kindergarten's management about your plans. It is, though, compulsory to send children to school between the between the ages of 6 and 15, so when your child's school opens after April 27, if they are well, they must attend. If you were unwilling to do this, you could always claim that your child is sick. You could also look into home-schooling, which is legal in Norway, although you are unlikely to get a home-schooling request approved at short notice, and you risk losing your child's place at their current school. When should I keep my child home? If your child show symptoms, they should stay home until they have been symptom-free for 24 hours. If either your child or someone else who lives with you belongs to a risk group, they should be kept home. This might include people with chronic lung disease - such as asthma - diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure. It may be that the government will narrow this down so as not to capture too large a share of children. It is still unclear whether children will be allowed to go to school if another person in their household has coronavirus-like symptoms. https://i.imgur.com/3szCQ8c.jpg People are going to die --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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