Coronavirus: Newquay school staff and students sent home after Italy trip

A school in Newquay have sent a number of staff and students home after returning from Lombardy in Italy-the region at the heart of the country's coronavirus outbreak.

The group from Treatharras were on a ski trip in the country and have been asked to go into self-isolation.

The school says the decision is a precautionary measure based on advice from health authorities.

• The school released a letter detailing their decision to carers

Twenty-six form students and three members of staff recently returned from Pampeago in Northern Italy.

The school say a number of other children have been away skiing over half-term.

It is asking those who have returned from Pampeago, Pisa, Florence and Rimini to stay indoors and avoid contact with other people.

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Earlier today another school in Cornwall whose students and staff had recently returned from a ski trip to Italy, were to be put in self-quarantine over coronavirus concerns.

Penair School recently returned from the Ponte Di Legno Ski resort in the Lombardy region.

The school said the decision was a precautionary measure.

However the school later released a second statement saying after consultation with health authorities, children and staff were okay to return to the school.