coronavirus cluster in Lanarkshire had attended their high schools for short periods of time on Wednesday before testing positive, the local health board has confirmed.
NHS Lanarkshire is carrying out an investigation after three pupils from St Ambrose High School and one from St Andrew's High School, both in Coatbridge, tested positive.
A fifth case, who is linked to the youngsters but is not a school pupil, has also been identified. One of the pupils at St Ambrose "was present at school for around 20 minutes", according to NHS Lanarkshire director of public health Gabe Docherty.He also said the St Andrew's pupil "attended school for a relatively short period of time" on Thursday before testing positive on Friday.Mr Docherty said: "The.