The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced it would provide new guidance to help schools and child care centers transition from Test to Stay quarantine and isolation. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur updated guidance recognizes that COVID-19 is an illness that we now need to treat and manage as endemic, and will help our schools, child care centers, and ultimately all of us make that transition,\u201d Dr. Edward Simmer, director of the state health agency, said. \u201cIt also allows us to respond quickly should another surge or impactful new variant arise.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to DHEC, the guidance resembles pre-COVID-19 guidance for influenza, allowing schools and child care centers to suspend Test to Stay or quarantine once they have had two consecutive weeks with less than 10 percent of all students and staff having COVID-19. <\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n From P&C: SC DHEC eases COVID-19 school guidance as number of new cases declines https:\/\/t.co\/irYlbdqEkF<\/a> #chsnews<\/a><\/p>\n — Sam Tyson (@SamInteractive) February 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n