Rapid tests in education have started
Corona rapid tests are starting today at about twenty secondary schools. Teachers and students who have been in the same room for at least one hour as an infected student or teacher can undergo a voluntary rapid test. The national government reports this.
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At a number of other secondary schools, pupils and teachers can undergo a 'normal' test at a regular GGD test location. Both options are used to determine how the testing policy can be extended to more schools from about mid-February.
At the moment there are no plans to test primary school pupils, as they are much less contagious
Corona tests are also starting in higher education. At the University of Groningen (RUG) and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, students can voluntarily have themselves tested before starting their exam. If a student turns out to be infected, the exam can be taken online or at another time. Here too, the pilot must show how rapid tests can contribute to the reopening of physical education.
Splash guards
The pilots are also investigating the added value of quick tests, in combination with mudguards or adjusting walking routes, for example. ROC Noorderpoort is also participating. In addition, pilots will start next month at other universities, MBO institutions and colleges.
Primary education
Finally, it is being investigated whether rapid tests can also be used by teachers and support staff at primary schools. At the moment there are no plans to test pupils in primary education, the national government reports, because they are much less contagious. If research shows otherwise, it will be reviewed again.
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