Coronavirus Kent: St John Fisher Catholic school in Chatham fully reopens after pupil contracted COVID-19
11:19, 16 March 2020
updated: 11:43, 16 March 2020
A school has fully reopened today after a child tested positive for coronavirus.
Both sites of St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School in Chatham were closed earlier this month as a Year 8 pupil was diagnosed with the disease.
The school's upper site, in Ordnance Street, which houses year 9-13 pupils, underwent a deep clean last week and reopened on Wednesday, March 11.
Its lower site in nearby Maidstone Road, for Years 7 and 8 opened its doors again this morning.
It was revealed last week the affected youngster was linked to a second person in Medway with the illness.
Both are connected to Kent's original patient - a worker at Maidstone Studios who also has a link to Faversham.
This person is believed to have recently returned from a trip to Italy before falling ill.
As of Sunday afternoon there are 13 cases of the virus in Kent.
