Three schools in Cheshire, United Kingdom have been closed over fears of a coronavirus outbreak.
The schools are: Cransley School, in Northwich, Brine Leas Academy, in Nantwich, and Sandbach High School, in Sandbach.
They were closed today after a number of pupils returned from trips to Italy over half-term.
Italy is now the greatest coronavirus-hit country in Europe, with over 200 infections.
Cheshire is a county in northwest England, known for its rural villages of half-timber and local red sandstone buildings and for its Industrial Revolution heritage, with links to neighbouring Manchester and Liverpool. Its county seat is Chester.
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