A primary school in Sydney’s west will reopen today after a student’s positive test was found to be false.
Lidcombe Public School closed for deep cleaning and contact tracing when it was believed the student had contracted the coronavirus.
Catholic school Kincopple-Rose Bay will also partially reopen after two girls linked to the CBD cluster tested positive. Image: News Corp Australia
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