All Year 7 pupils at QEII High School and their households must self-isolate immediately.

The government issued an urgent message just before midnight tonight.

It comes after the public was warned that community transmission of new variant Covid was now widespread.Two Year 7 pupils at QEII High School have tested positive for Covid-19.All Year 7 pupils who attend the school and everyone they live with must self-isolate with immediate effect.Unless anyone affected has symptoms of the virus there is no need to contact the 111 service at this stage. Instead households should self-isolate and await further instruction.The QEII students join years seven and eight at St Ninian’s Lower School and years three and four at Ballasalla primary school, together with certain teachers and support staff, who have been asked to self-isolate while contact tracing takes place.