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For now, this is just a precautionary measure. But students and teachers returned from Italy are currently confined in the Lot-et-Garonne in the context of the coronavirus epidemic, reveals La Dépêche this Tuesday noon.

This delegation of five students (high school students in second and first) and three supervisors from the Inter-municipal Conservatory of Villeneuve-sur-Lot was in San Dona di Piave near Venice in Veneto in northern Italy.

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“They participated in a dance gala there and when we left, we took their temperature, same thing when they arrived. Nothing suspicious. But as a precautionary principle, they were asked to remain confined to their homes, pending contact with the ARS to tell them what they should do, ”explains Yannick Lemarchand, manager, to 20 Minutes. communication from the agglomeration of Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

These eight people are all confined to their homes at the moment.

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