COVID-19 Omicron variant.At the top of the list of measures is the use of the rapid antigen screening kits announced in mid-November by Ontario as part of a winter COVID-19 testing strategy.“This is completely voluntary, but it is an additional measure you can take to reduce the risk of COVID coming back into our schools following the break,” HWDSB chair Dawn Danko said in a statement.
Rapid spread of Omicron forcing Hamilton to consider more local COVID-19 restrictions Going home with each student who’s been doing in-person learning is a package of five tests with the suggestion that asymptomatic students conduct the rapid antigen tests every three to four days over the holiday break, on every Monday and Thursday beginning Dec.