At least one child at Hillaby Turner’s Hall Primary School has tested positive for scarlet fever, but the Ministry of Health and Wellness says there is no need for it to be closed.

A statement issued by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George stated there was also evidence of a past dengue fever infection in three children, based on laboratory results.

Parents at the school have reported illness with symptoms including rash and fever. There was a lone case of Group A Streptococcus (Scarlet Fever) which is spread through person-to-person contact, particularly via respiratory droplets and close contact, but within 24 hours of commencing anti-biotics, children were no longer deemed infectious, the Ministry also said.