A Pittsburgh Public Schools employee is under self-quarantine after potential exposure of the coronavirus, the district said in a letter Wednesday. Officials said the employee has family from eastern Pennsylvania who recently came home to visit and may have been exposed to the coronavirus at a conference in Washington, D.C. "As part of the district’s protocol and out of extreme caution, this employee is self-quarantined at home for at least the next 14 days. This employee was placed under self-quarantine prior to her child returning home to Pittsburgh. Therefore, there is no concern that our students, staff or families are at risk. Neither the employee nor the employee’s college-aged child have been confirmed as testing positive with the coronavirus," the letter said. There are no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in western Pennsylvania.Click here for more information from Pittsburgh Public Schools.

A Pittsburgh Public Schools employee is under self-quarantine after potential exposure of the coronavirus, the district said in a letter Wednesday.

Officials said the employee has family from eastern Pennsylvania who recently came home to visit and may have been exposed to the coronavirus at a conference in Washington, D.C.


"As part of the district’s protocol and out of extreme caution, this employee is self-quarantined at home for at least the next 14 days. This employee was placed under self-quarantine prior to her child returning home to Pittsburgh. Therefore, there is no concern that our students, staff or families are at risk. Neither the employee nor the employee’s college-aged child have been confirmed as testing positive with the coronavirus," the letter said.

There are no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in western Pennsylvania.

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