A primary school and a GP surgery have closed as two people who returned from Italy and Tenerife have tested positive for coronavirus in England. From Sky News
The head teacher of Burbage Primary in Buxton, Derbyshire, which has 350 pupils, told Sky News the school was shut because a pupil’s parent has tested positive for COVID-19.
It comes as Buxton Medical Practice announced it was closed because of a confirmed case.
“We have a confirmed case of coronavirus, we are liaising with Public Health England the CCG to ensure all appropriate actions are taken. Please do not come to the practice,” the GP surgery said in a statement.
Confirming the two
new cases which brings the total in the UK to 15, Professor Chris Witty, chief medical officer for England, said the patients had been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres.
He said: “The virus was passed on in Italy and Tenerife and the patients have been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres in Royal Liverpool Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital, London.”
Social media users were left asking a number of questions, such as where the individuals are from, and whether they had symptoms.
In a Facebook post the practice announced the closure “because of a confirmed case of coronavirus”.
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