Secondary school closes after Covid-19 cases

A secondary school in Co Tyrone has closed after a number of confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Holy Cross College in Strabane announced the closure on Wednesday morning.

On Sunday, the school said two members of the school community had tested positive for coronavirus. A deep clean was undertaken in response.

On Wednesday, the school, which educates around 1,550 boys and girls, said a further two cases had been confirmed.In a Facebook post, the college said: “Unfortunately the school has had to close at very short notice this morning due to two further confirmed cases in the school community.”

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