COVID outbreak closes Blessed Sacrament elementary school in Kitchener for 10 days
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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School will be closed to in-person learning for at least the next 10 days, as public health confirms the Kitchener, Ont., school is now dealing with 19 COVID-19 cases.
"We are closing a school for the first time since the return to in-class learning this fall due to concern about the potential for widespread and rapid transmission of the virus," said Dr. Julie Emili, associate medical officer of health for the Region of Waterloo in a news release.
The closure comes as Waterloo region prepares to vaccinate children between the ages of 5 and 11 beginning Friday.
Public health officials said they are working closely with the school to protect staff, students and their families from exposure to the virus, and implement infection prevention and control protocols.
Public health is also recommending rapid antigen testing as part of return to school after the closure, and it said officials will work with the school to distribute testing kits to families.
Blessed Sacrament is located in the Country Hills area of southwestern Kitchener. It serves about 200 families and 279 children, according to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.
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