A primary school in Buxton has been closed after a parent was 'confirmed to have coronavirus' - as the number of reported cases in the UK rises to 15.
Two further patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus , the Department of Health said.
The virus was passed on in Italy and Tenerife and the patients have been transferred to specialist NHS facilities at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital, London.
The department published the update from England's Chief Medical officer, Chris Whitty, to its Twitter account on Thursday.
Social media users were left asking a number of questions, such as where the individuals are from, and whether they had symptoms.
However, more information about the cases is yet to be confirmed.
But a school in Buxton has closed following a confirmed case among the parent population.
The parents of pupils at Burbage Primary School in Buxton, Derbyshire, have been told that the school would be closed on Thursday as a result of a "confirmed case of coronavirus amongst our parent population".
Burbage Primary has 350 students sent a message to parents via WhatsApp on Wednesday night saying the decision had been taken as a "precautionary measure and to enable a deep clean to be completed".
Across the UK, at least eight schools have closed while others - including Prince George's and Princess Charlotte's school in London - have sent pupils home amid fears they may have been exposed to coronavirus during half-term trips to northern Italy.
On Tuesday, Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, told British travellers returning home from northern Italy to self-isolate for 14 days if they had symptoms.
This has led to a number of school pupils and staff across the country to stay indoors over fears they may have been exposed to the virus during school ski trips to the region.
Cases of the outbreak in Italy has surged to 447, with a total of 12 deaths.
On Wednesday, it was reported that four people tested positive for the virus at a hotel in Tenerife, which is popular with British tourists.
The four-star H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel was put on lockdown where around 1,000 guests were told to remain in their rooms.
The latest confirmed cases in the UK on Thursday comes as the government is soon set to launch their own public information campaign to reassure people.
Four cruise ship passengers brought to the UK from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan tested positive for coronavirus on February 23 - which had brought the previous total of cases in the UK to 13.
