High School in Washington State Closed Monday Over Coronavirus Concerns

High School in Washington State Closed Monday Over Coronavirus Concerns
People wear surgical masks in fear of the coronavirus in Flushing, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens on Feb. 3, 2020. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Renton Hazen High School in Washington state announced it will close Monday after one of its students and a parent reported flu-like symptoms—one of the first schools in the United States to shut down over concerns of the new virus.

In a statement on Sunday, the Renton School District wrote that it “learned from the parent of a Hazen student that the parent and their student are experiencing flu-like symptoms and were tested yesterday for COVID-19.” The student and parent are now in self-quarantine at home while they wait for a result from the test, said the district.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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