Three schools closed over coronavirus fears after pupils fly back from Italy school trip
Three schools have been closed after pupils returned from school trips to Italy with flu-like symptoms, amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak.
Cransley School, in Northwich, Brine Leas Academy, in Nantwich, and Sandbach High School, in Sandbach – all in Cheshire - are now closed after a number of pupils returned from trips to Italy over half-term.
There are currently 11 towns in Italy on lockdown after seven people died from the virus and 229 others tested positive.
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