Coronavirus: An Essex primary school closes after two pupils test positive

A primary school in Essex has closed after two children tested positive for coronavirus.

The two pupils at Hamford Primary in Walton-on-the-Naze are from the same keyworker family and had not shown any symptoms.

All children who were in the school last week have now been advised to book a test.

All children of key workers who were in Hamford Primary last week have now been advised to book a test. Credit: ITV News Anglia

A spokesperson for the primary school in Elm Tree Avenue told ITV Anglia:

The school has been deep cleaned and is preparing to re-open on 1 June. Credit: Hamford Primary Academy