NSW coronavirus 13 new cases, St Paul’s Catholic College year 10 students told to isolate
NSW PremierGladys Berejiklian says Victorian border closure was ‘last resort’
An entire year 10 Sydney high school cohort has been told to isolate for 14 days after three students tested positive for coronavirus.
Key points:
- Three students from St Paul’s Catholic College in Western Sydney have tested positive
- A health alert has been issued for a restaurant in Newtown
- The NSW-Victoria border bubble will be extended to a distance of 50 kilometres from Friday
Health authorities in NSW today confirmed 13 new coronavirus infections across the state.
Two of today’s cases are returned travellers in hotel quarantine.
The other 11 cases are locally acquired and linked to known clusters, including seven which are connected to the Sydney CBD cluster.
There are now a total of 41 cases associated with the CBD cluster.
Three new cases attend St Paul’s Catholic College in Greystanes in Western Sydney and all year 10 students at the school are considered close contacts.
The first student from the boys high school tested positive on Sunday and the source of that initial infection is still under investigation.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the easing of restrictions for residents and businesses on the NSW-Victorian border, which will come into force on Friday.
“Pleasingly, having obviously heard the sustained concerns of the community, and seeing the rates of infection in Victoria decline, from this Friday the border region, will be extended to that initial 50 kilometres on either side of the border,” she said.
At present, Victorian border residents with permits to enter NSW must stay within a 2.5km zone but that will now be extended back to the original 50km either side of the border introduced in July.
