Perth and Kinross Council didn't shut any colleges or ship lessons or 12 months teams house as a result of COVID over this previous time period.
That is regardless of March seeing the best ranges of COVID-related workers absences in Perth and Kinross colleges all 12 months.
The most recent Public Well being Scotland figures present as of March 22 there have been 153 members of PKC faculty workers off as a result of COVID.
The earlier week ((March 15) noticed COVID-related faculty workers absences in Perth and Kinross peak at 155 - the best of the 2021/22 session.
As of March 22 there have been 346 pupils absent as a result of COVID - 3.9 per cent of all Perth and Kinross pupils.
Pupil COVID absences have been highest this time period on January 28 when 5.7 per cent of native pupils have been absent for COVID-related causes.
COVID pupil absences peaked earlier within the session previous to Christmas rising from 5.9 per cent on December 15 to 17.5 per cent on December 22. Nevertheless, isolation guidelines have been completely different in December and lots of Perth and Kinross mother and father selected to maintain pupils house earlier than Christmas as a precaution.
This week a spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Council confirmed to the Perthshire Advertiser that no 12 months teams or lessons had been despatched house as a result of a scarcity of lecturers/workers - as has occurred elsewhere within the nation.
When Perth and Kinross colleges reopen after the Easter break on Tuesday, April 19 workers and secondary pupils will not be requested to hold out asymptomatic assessments.
Earlier this month nationwide scientific director Jason Leitch wrote to Perth and Kinross mother and father/guardians - and oldsters/guardians throughout the nation - advising them of the modifications.
He stated: “As you could have heard, though case charges are presently excessive in Scotland we imagine that the epidemic is more and more transferring right into a calmer section.
“This has been made doable by exceptional progress on vaccination and folks’s willingness to take it up, and by new therapies, which have each helped scale back the severity of the impression of the virus.”
Prof Leitch added: “We imagine the time is due to this fact proper to make additional modifications to the measures taken throughout society, together with inside training and childcare settings.”
Workers and pupils will nonetheless be requested to remain at house and isolate if they've signs, take a look at optimistic, are recognized as a detailed contact and are over 18 years and 4 months and never totally vaccinated, or have to self-isolate for one more purpose corresponding to journey.
From the top of April testing will transfer to extra focused testing for scientific care with take a look at websites closing on the finish of April.
Most of the people will not be requested to get a take a look at if they've signs. They may merely be requested to comply with public well being steering to remain at house.
A Perth and Kinross Council spokesperson stated: “ Perth and Kinross Council will proceed to comply with Scottish Authorities steering on managing the dangers from COVID in colleges.
“There shall be some easing of restrictions, by way of entry to colleges, and additional data shall be shared previous to the return after the Easter holidays.”