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Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Regent Christian Academy in Surrey

Darpan News Desk Fraser Health, 11 Dec, 2020 08:38 PM

Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Regent Christian Academy in Surrey after 30 COVID-19-positive cases were identified.

As a precautionary measure to respond to this outbreak, the school will be closing and switching to remote learning until December 18th when the school would have closed for the holidays, in order to break any chains of COVID-19 transmission that

In a school environment, if a student or teacher receives a confirmed positive COVID-19 test result, Fraser Health Public Health follows a rigorous protocol: may be present at the school.Contact tracing is initiated to determine how the individual was infected and who they were in close contact with in order to advise for self-monitoring or isolation.

Public Health staff works closely with the school throughout the case and contact management process to maintain close communication with the school community.

At this time, it is critically important for people living in the Fraser Health region to use the COVID19 assessment tool and get tested as soon as you have COVID-19-like symptoms, even mild ones. Please don’t wait, and book or drop by one of our collection centres which are operated in partnership with local Divisions of Family Practice. People living in the Fraser Health region can find information about test collection centres by visiting Fraser Health’s website.

Photo courtesy of Regent Christian Academy.

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