A Sydney high school will be closed today after teen diagnosed with coronavirus

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A student has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the closure of his Sydney school, as NSW's health minister admits it will be difficult to contain the virus

A Year 11 student in Sydney is the latest victim of the coronavirus, prompting the state to close the high school.

"I implore parents not to panic but to make sure your child stays home," NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said on Friday.Some 25 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 so far, including a Goulburn man who returned from Singapore and travelled to Darwin, up from about nine confirmed cases last week."Out of those 25, I think we have nine now who - nine who have actually been infected on our soil rather than coming in from overseas.

The children from Banksia Cottage childcare centre had visited residents at the nearby Dorothy Henderson Lodge at Macquarie Park on 24 February.

 

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