SYDNEY: Australia ordered its first school closure on Friday (Mar 6) after a 16-year-old pupil tested positive for the coronavirus, as authorities struggle to contain the outbreak in the country.
Australia has recorded 60 cases of infection and two elderly people have died from the virus.
While the majority of people contracted the disease overseas before returning home, Australia is on heightened alert as coronavirus begins to spread locally.
A 16-year boy in Sydney, Australia's largest city, became the latest to be diagnosed.
Desperate to ensure coronavirus doesn't spread, Australia ordered the closure of Epping Boys High School in the city's north for at least one day, while the nearly 1,200 pupils and staff will need to quarantine themselves.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/coronavirus-covid-19-australia-school-closure-12507738
Australia has recorded 60 cases of infection and two elderly people have died from the virus.
While the majority of people contracted the disease overseas before returning home, Australia is on heightened alert as coronavirus begins to spread locally.
A 16-year boy in Sydney, Australia's largest city, became the latest to be diagnosed.
Desperate to ensure coronavirus doesn't spread, Australia ordered the closure of Epping Boys High School in the city's north for at least one day, while the nearly 1,200 pupils and staff will need to quarantine themselves.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/coronavirus-covid-19-australia-school-closure-12507738
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