Students at a college in Llanelli have been told to self-isolate after three people have tested positive for coronavirus.
Coleg Sir Gar in Pwll, Llanelli, confirmed the cases had been detected in the past week and were associated with learners in its A2 cohort, and that as a result all students studying their second year of A Levels has been asked to self isolate for 14 days.
One individual tested positive for the virus last Thursday, September 17, and two more positive cases were found over the weekend.
All A2 subjects have moved online for the next two weeks and the college is currently expecting students to be back at Graig Campus on Monday, October 5.
Parents have been sent letters confirming the news and urging them to keep their children at home if they are showing any signs of Covid-19.
The college has become the latest in a growing list of education centres that have been hit by the virus, including two primary schools in Llanelli - Ysgol Pen Rhos and Halfway Primary.
Coleg Sir Gar said it was performing the necessary track and trace procedures and liasing with NHS Wales and Carmarthenshire Council to implement all the steps needed, but that there was no cause for alarm.
In a statement, principal and chief executive, Dr Andrew Cornish said: "The college is working hard to provide accurate and swift information but as with rising cases across Wales, this is challenging at the moment. In addition, we have been asked to follow advice and guidance provided by Test, Trace and Protect (TTP).
"In our particular case, we are working closely with Carmarthenshire County Council and NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) and are following all the advice and guidance provided to us.
"This process of testing and contact tracing is part of the ‘new normal’ and where colleges follow these guidelines carefully, there is no cause for alarm."
