A primary school's kitchen has had to shut after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

The head teacher of St George's Primary School in Minster, Sheppey , has sent a letter to parents and carers informing them of the diagnosis and asking them to provide their children with packed lunches from today.

Howard Fisher wrote: "Due to a positive diagnosis for Covid with one of our kitchen staff we have followed advice from the DFE and will be closing our kitchen and sending the staff home for the isolation period.

"This means that from October 5 you will need to provide a packed lunch for your child.

"If your child is in receipt of free school meals, as from tomorrow we will provide a standard lunch which may be hot or cold.

"We will have one stand in member of staff capable of catering who can manage this.

"If you could provide a lunch yourself this would help with the overall challenge."

On Friday, pupils at the Island's Oasis Academy were told to isolate after a confirmed case of coronavirus .

The day before, 133 pupils and eight members of staff from Rose Street Primary School in Sheerness were made to self isolate after two members of staff also tested positive for the virus.

Meanwhile, an entire bus-load of pupils who travelled to The Sittingbourne School from Sheppey have been told to self isolate after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19.

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