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A West Auckland high school closed after one of its students tested positive for coronavirus.
In a letter to her community, St Dominic’s Catholic College principal Anna Swann said the Ministry of Education contacted her Tuesday afternoon about the positive case.
“I understand that this may cause some feelings of concern and concern among some families, but I want to assure you that we are being closely guided by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health.”
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St Dominic’s Catholic College on Rathgar Rd in West Auckland’s Henderson.
In the letter, Swann said the girls-only school on Rathgar Rd in Henderson would remain closed for the next 72 hours while staff work with the Ministry of Education.
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“The only people allowed on site during this time are our cleaning contractors.”
Swann asked that families keep the student, her family and the entire community in their “prayers as we work on this.”
The principal said more details would be provided to the school community on Wednesday and students were asked to continue with any school work they have.
Six new cases of Covid-19 were reported in New Zealand on Tuesday.
Four of the cases are in the community and linked to the Auckland August group.
The remaining cases were imported cases, found in controlled isolation.
The Auckland Regional Public Health Service and Swann were contacted for comment.
