28 pupils and two teachers at a Trier secondary school have been placed in quarantine after a student tested positive for coronavirus. A second case has been detected at a local primary school.
Rhineland-Palatinate schools welcomed pupils back for the autumn term on Monday 17 August. Just two days later, German media has reported that two classes have been placed in quarantine after coronavirus infections were detected among pupils.
The schools affected are the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium secondary school, and the cathedral primary school. 24 pupils and one teacher have been quarantined from the latter.
The health department responsible for the city has announced students in both classes will be required to take tests, as well as staff and close contacts within the school and the pupils' families. The tests are expected to take place within five to seven days, according to the Robert Koch Institute recommendations, provided the people in question do not develop symptoms.
Hygiene measures such as the obligation to wear mouth and nose protection, distance rules and disinfection should prevent the virus from being transmitted outside of the classes. The health department will closely monitor the situation at both schools. Masks are mandatory on public transport.
