Tuesday 28 January 2020
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Re. Recent outbreak of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China
As you will probably be aware, there has been an outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. At the moment, there are just over 2000 cases of infection reported in China. Most of these are in Wuhan and the surrounding Hubei Province, but there have also been numbers of cases in other parts of China, especially in larger cities such as Guangzhou and Shanghai. There have also been cases in other countries such as Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, the USA, France and Australia. There are currently no cases in New Zealand, and the official advice is that the risk is currently low.
When seeking information about the coronavirus, it is important not to pay attention to unreliable sources. You may find these links useful (WHO and Ministry of Health, NZ):
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200125-sitrep-5-2019-ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=429b143d_4 .
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov .
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education are actively monitoring the situation. They are not suggesting that schools are closed nor that students should be isolated. They have recommended that any students showing cold or flu symptoms stay home until their symptoms have gone.
To support this situation, we have made the decision to take some actions as follows:
1. We will be revising good hand-washing practice with our students on the first day of school. Students will be reminded to wash their hands before eating.
2. If you wish your child to wear a face mask, this will be permitted until the current situation changes. We do not think this is necessary at the moment, but we recognise that some parents may wish to do this.
3. We will continue with the robust cleaning procedures currently in place throughout the school.
4. All teachers and staff will be fully briefed on the situation and will be able to offer clear advice to students.
We also need our community to help us:
Coronavirus is currently believed to have a 14 day incubation period. If you have returned from China at any point in the last two weeks you must indicate so on this google form. The Ministry of Education are strongly recommending that all students who have visited China do not return to school until the 14th day after their return to New Zealand. Out of courtesy, and for the safeguarding of our community, please do follow this advice.
If you have any concerns about your child please contact Health Line (0800611116) or see your GP for medical advice. Health Line has translators available at all times.
Yours faithfully
Hayden Iles
2020年1月28日星期二
亲爱的父母和監護人
最近在中国武汉爆发的新型病毒
您可能已聽說，中国武汉冠状病毒已經外傳到全世界。 目前，中国有2000多個感染病例。 这些病例大多数在武汉及周边的湖北省，但在中国其他地区也有很多病例，尤其是在广州和上海等大城市。 世卫虽然调整该病毒的危险程度，但仍未宣布疫情已形成全球紧急状态。目前，确诊病例集中在中国，海外确诊案例37例，零星分布在泰国、美国、澳大利亚、日本、韩国、尼泊尔、新加坡等11个国家。 新西兰目前没有病例，官方建议该风险目前较低。
當在寻找有关冠状病毒的信息时，重要的是要注意可靠的信息来源。 以下链接可能對你會有幫助（WHO和新西兰卫生部）：
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200125-sitrep-5-2019-ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=429b143d_4 .
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov .
新西兰卫生部和教育部正在積極的觀察情况。 他们建議學校暫時不關閉，也不在建议孤立学生。 他们建议任何表现出感冒或流感症状的学生都应待在家里，直到症状消失为止。
为了幫助这情况，我们已决定采取以下行动：
开学第一天，我们将与学生一起建立良好的洗手习惯。 提醒学生进食前要洗手。
如果您希望您的孩子戴上口罩，这将被學校允许，直到当前情况改变为止。 我们目前認為沒有帶口罩的必要，但我们知道有些父母可能希望这样做。
我们将继续在学校中执行清洁程序。
将向所有教师和教职员工全面教育現況，并能够为学生提供明确的建议。
我们需要您来帮助我们：
目前认为冠状病毒具有14天的潜伏期。 如果您在最近两周内从中国返回，则必须在此Google表格上注明。 教育部强烈建议所有访问过中国的学生直到返回新西兰后的第14天才重返校园。 出于礼貌，为了维护我们的社区，请务必遵循以下建议。
如果您对孩子有任何疑问，请联系Health Line（0800611116）或就医。 Health Line随时都有翻译。
如果您有任何疑问或疑虑，请与我联系。
您忠诚的
Hayden Iles
