A 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, Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) 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 yesterday.
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.
It comes as five people from Britain, including one child, have been hospitalised in France with the new virus from China.
The group contracted it during a holiday in the Alps, French health minister Agnes Buzyn said on Saturday.
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[embed][/embed] (c) Sky News 2020: Brighton student told to self-isolate over coronavirus link
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