A message from the school says: ‘This is a precautionary measure.’ (Picture: Rex/Google Maps)
Dulwich Prep School in London has closed while pupils await tests results to see if they have coronavirus.
Two pupils fell ill after going on foreign holidays during half term.
A message from the school says: ‘This is a precautionary measure.
‘Unrelated pupils from different Sections of school have returned after half term having been on holiday in one of the Category 2 areas. They were healthy when they returned but have since become unwell.
The school’s website says it is closed until further notice
‘The families have contacted NHS 111, self-isolated and are awaiting the results of tests.
‘We hope to re-open on Monday 2nd March but will publish details as soon as we hear the results of the tests being conducted on our pupils that have fallen ill. However, if either of our pupils test positive for COVID-19 we will remain closed for a longer period while the school undergoes a full deep clean.’
The £20,000 a year school, which teaches children aged three to 13 years, is a feeder for Dulwich College.
It is the latest UK school to take drastic action to protect against Covid-19 as the illness continues to spread across Europe amid fears of a global pandemic.
Earlier today, a primary school had to close its gates to hundreds of pupils today after a parent was confirmed as having the virus.
It is thought to be the first closure in Britain linked to a confirmed case of the new bug named Covid-19.
The headteacher’s WhatsApp message said the closure was a ‘precautionary measure’ to ‘enable a deep clean to be completed’.
He added: ‘A further update will be shared tomorrow. Thank you.’
On Tuesday, Cransley School in Northwich, Cheshire, and Trinity Catholic College in Middlesbrough announced they would be closed for the rest of the week.
Both schools said that this was to allow for a ‘deep clean’ after pupils and teachers had returned from ski trips in northern Italy.
Trinity Catholic College said that a ‘small number of staff and pupils’ had started showing mild flu-like symptoms following a ski trip.
Pupils have been told to stay away from Trinity Catholic College in Middlesbrough (Picture: Evening Gazette)
Lutton St Nicholas and Gedney Church End primary schools in Lincolnshire also said they had closed ‘because of a potential connection to the Coronavirus by an individual within the school’ and St Christopher’s C of E High School in Accrington told parents it would be shut on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Sandbach High School in Cheshire said students and staff who visited Aprica, in Italy’s Lombardy region, were to stay indoors and self-isolate.
A third Cheshire school, Brine Leas School in Nantwich, said its sixth form was closed due to staff shortages following Government advice regarding travel to Italy.
Pupils from Penair School in Truro, Cornwall, Salendine Nook High School in Huddersfield, Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in West Derby and Newquay Tretherras in Newquay, have also been advised to stay home after returning from ski trips.
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