A high school pupil has tested positive for coronavirus at a Lanarkshire high school.
Close contacts of the St Aidan High School pupil have been advised to self-isolate.
Household members of those contact traced will also need to quarantine for 14 days, a letter from NHS Lanarkshire confirmed.
READ MORE: Can I share a car with someone? New guidance as cases rise
ℹ️ Important updates from NHS Lanarkshire for our parents/carers. Please read. ℹ️ pic.twitter.com/NTqBCrqRzC
— St Aidan's High (@StAidansHigh) September 14, 2020
The affected pupil is also self-isolating.
There is currently no evidence of transmission within the school.
The risk to the wider school community remains low and the school will continue to welcome pupils.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here