Four pupils at Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s school in London are placed in isolation over coronavirus fears
- Pupils at Thomas’s Battersea school in southwest London had been to Italy
- It is the school that Prince George and Princess Charlotte both attend
- Four pupils have been sent home and two are said to have flu like symptoms
Four pupils at Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s school are in self-isolation over fears they may have contracted the coronavirus.
The children, who attend the Thomas’s Battersea school in southwest London have been sent home and are awaiting test results, it was reported this evening.
It comes as schools across the UK closed their doors over fears of the virus spreading.
Children at the school had recently been on a trip to northern Italy.
Princess Charlotte and Prince George are pictured being collected from school by their parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
A general view showing Thomas’s Battersea school in London where Prince George and Princess Charlotte attend
Two children returned from the trip after displaying flu-like symptoms.
The school’s website says that it runs a trip to Italy every two years.
This evening, Spanish newspaper El Confidencial published a statement from the school.
‘Like all schools, we are taking very seriously the potential risks related to the spread of Covid-19 and to this end we are following the Government’s instructions to the letter on infection prevention and case management in which it is suspected that some staff member or students exposed to the virus or showing any symptoms.
‘We currently have a very small number of students who have been evaluated and these individuals currently remain in their homes waiting to receive the results of their exams’.
It added that all parents had been informed and that information was being circulated regularly.
The school also said that it would ‘preserve the confidentiality of staff and students and would not comment on specific cases’.
MailOnline has contacted the school.