Kay-Dee Educare Centre in Cape Town would like to bring awareness to the situation surrounding COVID-19 and how it affects our children.
In commitment to keeping our children out of harm’s way, we have chosen to share information regarding how the virus affects our children, as well as additional safety tips to prevent further spread.
As the situation around the Coronavirus has escalated, all educational facilities, including ours, have been instructed to close our doors until the Easter weekend.
We fully support this decision as it can contribute massively towards the reduction of transmissions in our city and country.
However, we all still continue to bear the responsibility of taking every possible measure to protect our family from this infectious virus.
There has been word that children are considered immune or, at the very least, resistant to COVID-19.
However, it’s important to be aware that there have been reported cases of adolescent infection. The difference is their resilience to the virus and what professionals assume to be their naturally stronger immune systems.
This generally means that children do not experience the infection in the same way adults or immunocompromised individuals do. In other words, their symptoms are far less severe and sometimes invisible.
Therefore, it’s still important to practice self-care during these times and to talk to your children about basic hygiene practices which can help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The following are safety precautions that adults and children alike should be taking to minimise the risk of infection:
Especially after coming into contact with other children and/or unknown surfaces.
Show your children how to cough and sneeze into the inside of their elbows and explain why coughing into their hands can encourage the spread of disease.
It’s much harder for children to be aware of not touching their faces, but we should still encourage this behaviour.
This is also why it’s important to make hand-washing or sanitising a frequent activity.
Having schools and educational facilities close down for a period of time will encourage social distancing in children.
However, you will need to minimise interaction between your children and their friends until the situation is under control.
Children may act as carriers to the disease and just because they are not showing obvious signs or symptoms, it doesn’t mean that they are not carrying the virus.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are:
We encourage parents to be vigilant during these times as we take every possible measure to prevent the further spread of this infectious virus.
It’s our ongoing commitment to protect our children from sickness and believe that this is a temporary situation that will soon be under control.
If you would like more information on how to protect yourselves and your children from COVID-19, please feel free to contact us.
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