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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Conor Gogarty

School confirms pupils and staff have coronavirus as two groups must stay home

Pupils and staff members have tested positive for coronavirus at Mangotsfield Primary School.

The mixed 597-pupil primary, on Church Farm Road, has asked two bubbles to stay home – one in Year Two and another in Year Four.

Seven pupils and two staff in Year Two have Covid-19.

This has led to a Year Two bubble of 31 children and four employees self-isolating.

In Year Four, one pupil has tested positive, causing a bubble of 29 children and three staff to stay home.

It comes after 30 pupils and two staff had to self-isolate until November 7, following an employee testing positive on October 28.

The entire Year Two group stayed home on November 13, so a deep clean of its "zone" could be carried out.

At least 12 schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire have confirmed coronavirus cases since half-term ended.

You should book a Covid-19 test if your child has at least one of the following:

  • A high temperature - This means if they feel hot to touch on the chest or back. You do not need to measure their temperature.
  • A new continuous cough - This means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours. If your child usually has a cough, it may be worse than usual).
  • A loss or change to their sense of smell or taste - They've noticed they cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.

If your child does not have symptoms of coronavirus but has other cold-like symptoms, such as a runny nose, they do not need to be tested, and they or members of your household do not need to self-isolate. Your child can attend school if fit to do so.

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