Rose Bay Public School will remain closed for students and staff on Monday as it undergoes a deep clean and conducts contact tracing.
“At this stage children who attended morning or afternoon out-of-hours school care between 2 June 2020 and 10 June 2020 (morning session only on 10 June 2020) are likely to be close contacts and need to be in home quarantine,” the department said.
NSW Health has said it will be contacting close contacts over the weekend and advising them to remain in self-isolation for the required period.
It is the third time a school community in Sydney’s east has been hit with coronavirus in the past month.
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Globally, there have been more than 7.2 million known coronavirus infections, with a global death toll of 409,617.
In Australia there have been more than 7280 cases, with 3115 in NSW, 1063 in Queensland, 1703 in Victoria, 440 in South Australia, 601 in Western Australia, 228 in Tasmania, 108 in the ACT and 29 in the NT.
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Police have warned they will be out in force if protesters proceed with a prohibited rally in Sydney’s CBD amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The NSW Supreme Court earlier this week prohibited the “Free the refugees” protest scheduled for Saturday afternoon on the basis the health risks “outweigh the rights of public assembly and free speech”.
But Refugee Action Coalition organiser James Supple said they were still planning to hold the rally following Justice Michael Walton’s ruling on Thursday.
He urged attendees to observe social distancing measures and health guidelines.
Protesters march on the street during a vigil at Sydney Town Hall. Picture: AAP/Steven Saphore
Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing has warned police would be “out in force” to ensure compliance with the court ruling.
“I again issue the same advice to anyone who thinks that they can come into the city and engage in an unauthorised public gathering: Do not do it,” Mr Willing told reporters on Friday.
“We will have sufficient resources, the same as we had tonight, out on the ground and will take whatever action we need to take to ensure that the COVID health order is applied by and that the community is kept safe.”
NSW Police top brass have warned attendees can be moved on, potentially arrested or fined $1000.
– AAP
South Australia’s peak business group says the five-week wait to reopen the state’s borders to interstate travellers is too long.
SA will lift COVID-19 border restrictions from July 20, removing the need for interstate visitors to quarantine for two weeks after they arrive.
Next Friday, SA will also increase the number of patrons allowed in pubs, restaurants and other venues to a maximum of 300, with a limit of 75 people in any particular area.
It will then move to stage three of lifting virus restrictions on June 29, again earlier than expected.
At that stage, instead of the suggested limit of 100 people for particular venues or gatherings, a more simple density requirement of four square metres for each person will be imposed.
Business SA chief executive Martin Haese says the state government should look to welcome visitors from some areas, including Western Australia and the Northern Territory, immediately.
“Business SA commends the premier for listening to the business community with regards to re-opening our borders to help boost tourism and get the economy moving again,” said Mr Haese.
“But we are asking the question, why wait?
“Five weeks in business right now is an eternity. Every day is costing businesses, who are in a race against time to re-establish themselves.” Mr Haese has also questioned the need for the four-square metre rule, which he says is crippling some venues.
He says SA should follow Western Australia’s lead and impose a two-square metre requirement which would effectively allow businesses to operate at 50 per cent capacity.
– AAP
British families who have lost loved ones in the COVID-19 pandemic are demanding an independent public inquiry into the way the UK Government handled the crisis.
Matt Fowler, from the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group, told the BBC that his father’s death could have been prevented “if things were handled in a different manner".
He said his father was only 56 and had gone "way before his time".
The group with some 450 members has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and to Health Secretary Matt Hancock demanding an inquiry.
The lawyer for the group, Elkan Abrahamson, said a limited inquiry was needed as soon as possible because the crisis was still ongoing.
“In this case, if it does take a long time more lives will be lost," he said.
– AP
The Queensland border closure is costing businesses almost $17 million a day, according to new economic modelling.
Small businesses in the tourism, accommodation, hospitality and retail industries have been among the worst hit, The Courier Mailreports.
“Our modelling shows Queensland businesses are losing close to $17 million per day due to Queensland’s borders being closed to interstate travel,” Jack Baxter from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland said.
“Right now, businesses have been pushed to their limits due to months of uncertainty.”
The data comes as a two-year-old boy has been confirmed as the state's latest COVID-19 case.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the boy had recently travelled overseas with his family, and was one of Queensland's youngest cases.
"That brings to four our number of active cases. Two of those are in hospital, one in intensive care," he said.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has returned to the skies, taking his first post-coronavirus flight from Sydney to Melbourne on Friday.
The airline boss said it was an exciting but different experience, with a raft of new measures in place to keep staff and travellers safe.
"It was my first flight since March, which was just prior to the COVID-19 shutdown," he said in a post on LinkedIn.
"As we boarded the flight, we all used the hand sanitiser station at the gate, people scanned their own electronic boarding pass using their phones, and once on board, many passengers used the sanitising wipes we provide to wipe down their arm rests and tray tables."
Mr Joyce said travellers were also recommended to wear masks.
"It’s still early days as we work to get our planes, our people and our frequent flyers back in the air – at least domestically. It will be some time yet before things feel truly ‘normal’," he said.
"But there is cautious optimism that we are starting to emerge from what has been a very challenging chapter for everyone."
Qantas and Jetstar will scale up flights on domestic and regional routes over June and July.
Capacity will increase to 15 per cent of pre-coronavirus levels, or more than 300 return flights a week by the end of June, the airline says.
Qantas is currently operating domestic capacity at just 5 per cent of pre-coronavirus levels following government restrictions on travel.
“These additional flights are an important first step to help get more people out into communities that rely on tourism and bring a much-needed boost to local businesses," Mr Joyce said.
An after school care worker in Sydney's eastern suburbs has tested positive for the coronavirus, the NSW Department of Education has confirmed.
Rose Bay Public School will remain closed for students and staff on Monday as it undergoes a deep clean and conducts contact tracing.
“At this stage children who attended morning or afternoon out-of-hours school care between 2 June 2020 and 10 June 2020 (morning session only on 10 June 2020) are likely to be close contacts and need to be in home quarantine,” the department said.
NSW Health has said it will be contacting close contacts over the weekend and advising them to remain in self-isolation for the required period.
It is the third time a school community in Sydney’s east has been hit with coronavirus in the past month.
One student from Waverley College and another at Moriah College both tested positive in late May.
Despite the high number of cases in schools, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has consistently warned parents and teachers the quick closure of schools and potential virus cases would become the new norm.
“I say to parents and teachers and school communities, this is likely to occur on a more regular basis when schools go back," Ms Berejiklian said in May, after a student had tested positive.
“I anticipate it will happen more frequently but please have confidence we've gone through the processes and we know what takes to keep everyone safe when this occurs."
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