A primary school in Wigan has asked parents to collect their children this morning so it can shut for a deep clean. Hindsford CE Primary School, in Hindsford, Atherton, has become the latest school to shut it doors because of the coronavirus.
The move comes after staff received a call to say that a family from the school have 'been in direct contact with a person who has been to Northern Italy recently'.
In a Facebook post to parents, the school said: "The family members are presenting with symptoms although there are no confirmed cases at this point.
Therefore we do not want anyone to worry unnecessarily. "However, we made a commitment to you at the start of the week to inform you if any parent or staff member informed us that they had
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