Health bosses are urging parents to be on the lookout for warning signs of Strep A after an outbreak hit a school in Wigan last week. Orrell Holgate Academy had at least two students in the same year group with the illness which has led to the school ‘enhancing hygiene measures’ which included ‘hand washing and keeping surfaces clean’.
Gail Worrall, Headteacher, said: “Public Health guidelines clarify an outbreak as two or more cases in the same year group. When we met this criterion last week we immediately shared information with parents so that they could be vigilant too.
“We further enhanced hygiene measures such as hand washing and keeping commonly used surfaces clean.”
