Further cases of coronavirus confirmed at Dorset schools

Two primary schools in Weymouth are among the schools affected

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 7th Dec 2020

There have been more confirmed cases of coronavirus in Dorset schools.

Two primary schools in Weymouth, St Nicholas and St Laurence and Radipole Primary now have cases.

In north Dorset there have also been confirmed cases at William Barns Primary in Sturminster Newton and The Shaftesbury School in Shaftesbury.

All four schools remain open.

Public Health Dorset said:

"All close contacts of the confirmed case have been notified and need to self-isolate for 14 days. Contacts of the confirmed case should get tested if they go on to develop symptoms. Even if people test negative, they must still self-isolate for 14 days."

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