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The warning was issued last week when the number of daily locally acquired COVID-19 cases was in double-digits. But on Thursday health authorities reported 12 new cases - nine locally acquired and three travellers in hotel quarantine.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Thursday the Morrison government would extend the ban on international travel and the restrictions on cruise ships from entering the country for another three months., has been in place since March 18 this year and will now run until December 17 this year, Mr Hunt said.
Ms Berejiklian also flagged changes to advice restricting schools from hosting end-of-year events and academic milestones. The health advice will be updated for term 4, Ms Berejiklian said, adding that she had confidence that school communities would find innovative and COVID-safe ways of marking important milestones for students.
A close contact of a case at St Paul's Catholic College Greystanes and a close contact of the Girraween Public School case have tested positive, bringing the size of that outbreak across the two schools to 12. All children and staff who attended at these times are considered close contacts and are being directed to get tested and isolate for 14 days, and stay isolated for the entire period, even if a negative test result is received.NSW Health also issued a number of alerts for Sydney locations on Thursday.
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