The Regina Public School board is issuing a plea to parents who may have kids with cabin fever and want to get out and play.

The board is asking for kids to not use play equipment on school grounds

In a notice on their webpage, it says the virus can linger on surfaces such as plastic and metal for several days and could potentially be transmitted by playing in school playgrounds and touching playground equipment that others have touched. This includes slides, swings, teeter-totters, jungle gyms and other equipment. None of this equipment is being cleaned or sanitized while schools are closed and can pose a health risk to anyone that uses them.

As a result, they are asking for kids not to use the equipment and for parents to explain that to their children who may not understand the severity of what they want to do.