Three branches of Noah's Ark Nursery Schools, run by Dolphin School inBattersea, London, closed last Tuesday (5 May) following a diagnosis ofthe virus in two pupils at the school.
Dolphin, an independent primary school, said that the two children hadmild symptoms and were responding well to treatment. They had had closecontact with a previously confirmed case who had returned from theUS.
The school's board of governors decided to close the school as a'precautionary measure' because of Dolphin's close links with othersouth London schools.
The school said, 'The same rationale has been used in the closure ofNoah's Ark Nursery schools, which Dolphin runs. This time, it is as aresult of their close connection with Dolphin School, and the overlap ofsiblings and staff.'
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