Public health chief reassures residents after case of Indian variant found at school HAMPSHIRE County Council has reassured residents after a case of the Indian variant of Covid-19 was found at a primary school in Winchester. St Bede, in Gordon Road, was notified by Public Health England of a single positive case of the variant at the school. Those who had been in close contact with the person who tested positive were asked to self-isolate and were offered testing. Now, the county council, who is charge of public health for Hampshire, has tried to reassure people about the variant and the case in Winchester.
Having previously said they couldn't comment on whether recent Covid19 cases included the Indian variant, the Director of Public Health is now reassuring residents that the situation is being managed .
Indian variant of Covid recorded on Isle of Wight THE INDIAN variant of Covid has been recorded on the Isle of Wight, the council has confirmed. This is not a cause to panic, but it is a cause for caution, said Simon Bryant, director of public health at the Isle of Wight Council. The variant of coronavirus first identified in India has been recorded here, one of 127 local authority areas where the variant of concern (VOC) has now been detected. Today (Wednesday), Mr Bryant sought to reassure residents that the situation on the Island was managed appropriately and robustly. Where a VOC occurs, Public Health England’s Local Health Protection Team ensures there is swift follow up, with any close contacts asked to self-isolate and further, precautionary testing offered.
Primary school near Grantham confirms a Covid-19 case
| Updated: 15:09, 12 March 2021
A primary school says an individual has tested positive for coronavirus and it is taking all possible precautions.
The case has been confirmed at Croxton Kerrial Primary School.
A spokesperson for the school said this afternoon: We can confirm that an individual at Croxton Kerrial CE Primary School has tested positive for coronavirus.
Croxton Kerrial school has confirmed a case of Covid-19. (45095687) Keeping our pupils, staff and local communities safe is our highest priority. We have followed government guidance and taken all of the necessary precautions to prevent the
spread of the virus and protect our pupils and staff.