Volume 27, Number 8—August 2021
Dispatch
Weekly SARS-CoV-2 Sentinel Surveillance in Primary Schools, Kindergartens, and Nurseries, Germany, June‒November 2020
Martin Hoch1, Sebastian Vogel1, Laura Kolberg, Elisabeth Dick, Volker Fingerle, Ute Eberle, Nikolaus Ackermann, Andreas Sing, Johannes Huebner, Anita Rack-Hoch, Tilmann Schober, and Ulrich von Both
Table
Comparison of implementation of infection control measures for phase 1 and 2 during weekly SARS-CoV-2 sentinel surveillance in primary schools, kindergartens, and nurseries, Germany, June‒November 2020*
| Infection control measure | Childcare facilities |
Primary school |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |
| Reduced number of supervised children | 0/5 | 0/6 | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| Supervision of children by rotating groups/classes | 0/5 | 0/6 | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| Physical distancing between staff members inside | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Physical distancing between staff members outside | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| Physical distancing between children inside | 1/5 | 2/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Physical distancing between children outside | 2/5 | 2/6 | 5/5 | 1/5 |
| Face mask for staff members inside | 0/5 | 6/6 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Face mask for staff members outside | 0/5 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Face mask for staff members during drop-off/collection of children | 3/5 | 6/6 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Face mask for parents during drop-off/collection of children | 5/5 | 6/6 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Parents allowed to enter premises when dropping off or collecting children | 5/5 | 4/6 | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| Washing hands before collection of children by parents | 3/5 | 5/6 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| Use of bathroom facilities separate for individual groups/classes | 5/5 | 5/6 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Closure of garden/playground areas | 0/5 | 0/6 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| Use of garden/playground areas separate for individual groups/classes | 4/5 | 4/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Handwashing before meals | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Handwashing before entering classes/groups | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Hand disinfectant dispensers provided on premises | 4/5 | 6/6 | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| Cancellation of common activities | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
*Values indicate number of participating childcare facilities or primary schools that implemented a specific infection control measure, which ranged from 0/5 to 5/5 or 0/6 to 6/6. Phase 1, June 15‒July 26, 2020; phase 2, September 7‒November 1, 2020. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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