If your child is diagnosed with COVID, or tests positive on a home COVID test, current IDPH guidelines state the following:

For 24 hours until both are true: fever-free without using fever-reducing medications (ex: Tylenol, ibuprofen) AND symptoms are improving overall. Upon return and for the next 5 days, CDC recommends enhancing hygiene practices, wearing a well-fitted mask, and physical distance from others when indoors as much as possible.

If your child is a close contact, the CDC recommends that your child should be closely monitored for 10 days, and, if symptoms develop, close contacts should be tested.

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