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The UK now has three confirmed cases of coronavirus, while five Britons are in hospital in France after contracting the disease.
A school student has been told to self-isolate for 14 days following a confirmed case of coronavirus in Brighton.
In a message sent to parents on Friday, the Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) said the pupil was staying at home and that the school would be notified should they start to present symptoms.
It comes as British citizens flying back from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, are due to be quarantined at a facility in Milton Keynes on Sunday.
The UK now has three confirmed cases of the disease.
In its statement, the Brighton school said: “As I am sure many of you are aware, media outlets reported on Thursday of a first confirmed case of the coronavirus in Brighton.
“We are working in collaboration with and being guided by the local authority and Public Health England to ensure that we at PACA are acting consistently with the right medical advice.
“Today we have been contacted by a parent of a student at PACA who was contacted by Public Health England as part of their investigation concerning the confirmed case that was reported in the press.
“We have been informed by the parent that they have been advised by Public Health England to self-isolate their child at home for 14 days. If at any point the child is found to be symptomatic we will be notified.”
No further details about the student have been released.
Courtesy of Sky News
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