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A school in Queensland has been closed for cleaning after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.
The woman who works at Parklands Christian College at Logan, south of Brisbane, tested positive late yesterday and returned to Queensland from interstate last week, the ABC reports.
The school will temporarily close until further notification to allow for cleaning and work will commence on contact tracing.
Queensland Health is working to determine where the virus may have been acquired, including working with the woman to gather necessary information about places she may have visited whilst infectious.
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NSW Liberal senator Hollie Hughes says she has been told to monitor herself for symptoms of Covid-19 after dining at the Thai Rock restaurant in Potts Point last week.
Hughes shared a letter she received from NSW Health, which said she was classified as a casual contact because she had been at the restaurant for less than two hours. If she had been there for more than two hours, she would have been considered a close contact and told to self-isolate and get tested, regardless of symptoms.
Here’s the advice I received from NSW Health after attending the Thai Rock restaurant. pic.twitter.com/nCYqbikFAa
Continue reading…Non-urgent elective surgery cancelled, federal and state government intervene in sector as almost 20% of Victorian aged care facilities affected. In NSW, authorities scramble to contain localised outbreaks in Sydney. Follow liveHow Australia’s health workers are getting Covid-19NSW Covid-19 hotspots: list of regional and Sydney outbreak locationsFollow the global live blogSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 11.26pm BSTA school in Queensland has been closed for cleaning after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.The woman who works at Parklands Christian College at Logan, south of Brisbane, tested positive late yesterday and returned to Queensland from interstate last week, the ABC reports.The school will temporarily close until further notification to allow for cleaning and work will commence on contact tracing.Queensland Health is working to determine where the virus may have been acquired, including working with the woman to gather necessary information about places she may have visited whilst infectious. 11.07pm BSTNSW Liberal senator Hollie Hughes says she has been told to monitor herself for symptoms of Covid-19 after dining at the Thai Rock restaurant in Potts Point last week.Hughes shared a letter she received from NSW Health, which said she was classified as a casual contact because she had been at the restaurant for less than two hours. If she had been there for more than two hours, she would have been considered a close contact and told to self-isolate and get tested, regardless of symptoms. Here’s the advice I received from NSW Health after attending the Thai Rock restaurant. pic.twitter.com/nCYqbikFAa Continue reading…