CONTACT tracing is currently underway at a second Wee County primary school following another Covid-19 outbreak.

The Advertiser was contacted by the grandparent of a pupil from Clackmannan Primary School, and Clacks Council confirmed contact tracing is currently taking place.

A council spokesperson said: “NHS Forth Valley’s Test and Protect team is carrying out Covid-19 contact tracing at Clackmannan Primary.

“Anyone who has tested positive has been asked to self-isolate at home along with the rest of their household.

“Close contacts have also been advised to self-isolate and get tested as a precaution and given appropriate advice and support.

“Families have been contacted by the school to update them on the action being taken and young people who have been unaffected are continuing to go to school as normal.

"Robust control measures are in place at the school and there is currently no evidence of transmission within the school itself."

This is the second Covid-19 incident at a Wee County school since some children returned to full time learning.

The Advertiser reported earlier this week that pupils at Alva Primary School were isolating following an outbreak of the virus last week.

Pre-school children in early learning and children in P1-3 only returned to full time learning on Monday, February 22.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed yesterday, March 2, that all children in primary four to seven will go back to school on a full-time basis on Monday, March 15 and all primary school children will be able to return to regulated childcare.

She added: “All secondary school pupils will return to spend some time in school from 15 March with a clear expectation that all secondary school pupils will be back in school on a full-time basis after the Easter holidays.”