A Gateshead teacher who was tested for the coronavirus after returning from a school skiing trip in Italy has received a negative result.
Around 30 children and three members of staff from Thorp Academy, Ryton, travelled to Sestriere in Western Italy for a trip during the half-term holiday.
They flew between Newcastle and Milan, and did not travel through the now closed-off Italian towns, in which more than 50,000 people are quarantined.
The party returned to school on Monday, but a teacher who attended the ski holiday has been off work after coming down with flu-like symptoms.
Northern Education Trust, which sponsors the secondary school, has confirmed none of the students on the trip have shown any symptoms of the virus.
Now it has been confirmed that the teacher, who was tested for COVID-19, does not have the virus.
A spokeswoman for Northern Education Trust said: "Around 30 students and three members of staff from Northern Education Trust Thorp Academy travelled to Sestriere in Western Italy, for a ski trip over the half term holiday.
"They flew into and out of Milan, but did not travel through any of the quarantined areas in Northern Italy on their trip.
"Since returning from the trip, one member of staff is absent from work and has been tested for the coronavirus and we are pleased to say that the test has returned a negative result.
"We are continuing to monitor and follow the Public Health advice to ensure the wellbeing of our students and staff."
