Dos

• Do provide for proper ventilation in classrooms.
• Keep the bathrooms clean and wash them with disinfectant often.
• Get rid of stagnant puddles of water around school premises.
• Be a little lenient with rules and regulations regarding leave for children and staff members.
• Provide children with clean masks or ensure each child wears one.
• Monitor health of students and staff closely.
• Do have a doctor on call available to visit the school in case a child is not feeling well or for an emergency.
• Do maintain emergency numbers for ambulances, etc.
• Ensure proper medical test reports are obtained from students / staff who have resumed school after a brief illness.

Don’ts

• Do not allow sick children or staff members to enter building premises.
• Do not entertain any demands of running the school if significant number of children are falling ill.
• Do not leave litter lying around the premise.
• Do not conduct assemblies in school if it means unnecessary crowding.
• Do not allow hawkers to sell their wares (especially ice creams, golas, bhel puri, chana, fruits, etc) anywhere near the school.

Acknowledgements: WebMD.com, Data & information released by WHO / US CDC, IMA – Pune chapter, MOHFW – India website