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New South Wales’ Health Minister Brad Hazzard says “These are matters are evolving and literally as I walked into the media conference I was being informed [of what was happening]”.
He adds that if you have mild systems, you should call your GP for advice. If you have severe symptoms you should call your ED right away to arrange a visit.
More on the response at St. Patrick’s Marist College in Dundas, Executive director of Catholic Schools Parramatta, Greg Whitby, who says parents have been directed to pick their children up from school when they are able to.
He does not know how long measures will be in place for, and said the school could not close as not all parents are able to arrange child care on short notice.
We couldn’t close the school because we had students who may or may not have access to childcare. We briefed the staff, as soon as they arrived, on the situation. Asked those that felt that they had close contact that they might need to self-isolate, and then we did the same process with the students.
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