A school teacher in the West Country has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Exmouth Community College (ECC) worker's test comes in the same month a student also tested positive for the virus.
Devon Live reports that Public Health England (PHE) has been contacted.
ECC was contacted yesterday (July, 12) by the member of staff who alerted them of the positive test result.
Principal Andrew Davis has released a statement to parents and carers to inform them of the news.
He states: ''The member of staff presented in college as asymptomatic and therefore, according to Public Health England, presents as a lower risk since they were not coughing or sneezing.
"The member of staff concerned had taught our Key Worker and Priority children on Friday, July 10. However, they had not been in college since the July 3, when they had also taught these children.''
He continues: ''The parents and carers of all the students they taught are currently being contacted to advise that they now need to go into isolation for 14 days and not return to College this week.
''As different student groups are taught separately from each other, and have different breaks and lunchtimes, only those students taught by this member of staff will be asked to self isolate.
''The member of staff has also given us a list of the staff with whom they had socially distanced conversations with during the day.
"According to PHE, unless these staff show symptoms, or the conversations were face to face, then these staff are able to return to work where required on Monday. However as a precaution, we will be advising them to remain at home for the week.''
Despite testing positive for COVID-19, it is understood that the member of staff is feeling well.
Any parent of carer who may have concerns should contact Exmouth Community College directly.
