Coronavirus – Schools in Wellen closed until Wednesday due to corona outbreak – Belgium

(Belga) Due to a corona outbreak in several schools in Wellen in South Limburg, students, teachers and staff members are being tested en masse on Monday. The schools will remain closed until Wednesday anyway. The collective testing of pupils and teachers from VBS De Bron, De Eik Wellen primary school and ‘t Laantje (Ulbeek) will take place on Monday in sports hall De Bloken in Kortestraat. The municipality of Wellen announced this on Sunday.

In addition to the schools, the extracurricular activities have been halted for the time being. Testing will take place in the sports hall on Monday and new consultations will take place on Tuesday about the further steps to be taken. Mayor Els Robeyns (Vooruit-ROB) understands that the decision taken on Sunday is not pleasant for the parents. “As a result of contact investigations, several infections with the coronavirus have been identified. There is no reason to panic, but we do take this situation very seriously. Many children have no symptoms. We found that a possible transmission of the virus occurs during extracurricular activities. That’s why we test preventively from Monday, “the mayor explains. (Belga)

In addition to the schools, the extracurricular activities have been halted for the time being. Testing will take place in the sports hall on Monday and new consultations will take place on Tuesday about the further steps to be taken. Mayor Els Robeyns (Vooruit-ROB) understands that the decision taken on Sunday is not pleasant for the parents. “As a result of contact investigations, several infections with the coronavirus have been identified. There is no reason to panic, but we do take this situation very seriously. Many children have no symptoms. We found that a possible transmission of the virus occurs during extracurricular activities. That’s why we test preventively from Monday, “the mayor explains. (Belga)

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