Corona Virus case notification for Saint Patrick's School Albury

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On the 18th of February 2022, St Patrick's School issued a notification that a member of the school community recently tested positive to COVID-19.
Students in the Year 4 cohort and staff who worked with this group of students may have had contact with a person who was infectious with COVID-19. The Year 4 cohort also shares the playground space with Year 3.While testing and isolation is no longer mandatory for exposures in school settings, NSW Health has provided advice on testing and isolation recommendations for the community following exposure to COVID-19 that should be considered when making decisions for your child and family.
You are reminded that staff and students cannot attend school if they are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. These include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of smell/taste, muscle/joint pains, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, extreme tiredness, unexplained chest pain or conjunctivitis (eye infection).If symptoms occur at any time, you should not attend school and should undertake a rapid antigen test. If a rapid antigen test is positive you/your child should isolate as someone who has tested positive to COVID-19. If you cannot access a rapid antigen test, you can attend a PCR (nose and throat swab) testing clinic.
Advice and further resources are available on the NSW Health website including COVID-19 guidelines and fact sheets for People who tested positive or were exposed to COVID-19. Additional resources are also available on the NSW Government website.

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Public Site Name St Patricks's Parish School Albury
Exposure Date 18-02-2022
Health Advice Staff and students cannot attend school if they are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of smell/taste, muscle/joint pains, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, extreme tiredness, unexplained chest pain or conjunctivitis (eye infection). If symptoms occur at any time, you should not attend school and should undertake a rapid antigen test. If a rapid antigen test is positive you/your child should isolate as someone who has tested positive to COVID-19. If you cannot access a rapid antigen test, you can attend a PCR (nose and throat swab) testing clinic. Advice and further resources are available on the NSW Health website - https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/ including COVID-19 guidelines and fact sheets for People who tested positive or were exposed to COVID-19. Additional resources are also available on the NSW Government website - https://www.nsw.gov.au/
Information Source School Communication

Location

444 Kiewa St
Albury, NSW, Australia, 2640
Geographic coordinates: (-36.0839422385748, 146.91544532775882)
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