{"id":21200,"date":"2021-05-04T00:06:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T03:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=21200"},"modified":"2021-05-04T00:06:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T03:06:58","slug":"miscommunication-in-messaging-sent-to-herh-parents-regarding-covid19-testing-dr-strang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=21200","title":{"rendered":"Miscommunication in messaging sent to HERH parents regarding COVID19 testing: Dr. Strang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EAST HANTS:<\/strong> The Chief medical officer of health said \u201cmiscommunication\u201d is what led to a letter home to Hants East Rural High School students saying all students and staff had to get tested after a COVID19 case connected to the school was discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 1, a letter was emailed home to parents of students at Hants East Rural High from the school after Public Health confirmed a positive COVID19 case connected to the school. Initially the letter said all students and staff were to get tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a couple hours later an updated letter went home to parents\/guardians indicating only close contacts contacted by Public Health had to get tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This came after several parents were proactive booking their son\/daughters tests for the next day May 2 or the days ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video from the May 3 COVID19 Briefing where we asked the question. <strong><em>Video edited by: Dagley Media<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pat Healey from The Laker News on the NS COVID-19 Update (05-03-2021)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JvtVF9chcRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Robert Strang addressed the change in messaging during the May 3 COVID19 press briefing when asked about it by The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was some miscommunication from Public Health in working with the school administration,\u201d said Dr. Strang. \u201cWhen we work in a school, it\u2019s the identified close contacts that we recommend for testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like everybody else in the province, we\u2019re saying you should consider getting asymptomatic testing. There was just some miscommunication there, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter continued on saying the school will receive a deep cleaning this weekend. &#8220;At-home learning will go ahead as scheduled next week.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] EAST HANTS: The Chief medical officer of health said \u201cmiscommunication\u201d is what led to a letter home to Hants East Rural High School students saying all students and staff had to get tested after a COVID19 case connected to the school was discovered. 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