As it happened: Victoria records 30 new COVID-19 cases as Sydney high school closes after student tests positive\, Australian death toll stands at 104

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As it happened: Victoria records 30 new COVID-19 cases as Sydney high school closes after student tests positive, Australian death toll stands at 104

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Summary

  • Camden High School in Sydney's south-west will be closed today after a year 7 student tested positive for COVID-19.
  • A testing blitz has begun in a handful of Melbourne suburbs that have been identified as community transmission hotspots for coronavirus, but some people in these areas are refusing to be tested. 
  • A total of 37 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed nationwide: 30 in Victoria, six in NSW and one in Queensland. 
  • A member of the Australian Defence Force who was stationed in Papua New Guinea has tested positive for COVID-19 upon his return to Queensland. 
  • From July 17, travellers to the Northern Territory will have to quarantine at their own expense before being able to enter the area, NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner has said. 
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Almost one-third of returned travellers in hotel quarantine refusing COVID-19 tests

Almost one-third of people living in Victoria’s quarantine hotels are refusing testing, the state's Deputy Chief Health Officer has revealed.

In response to a question this morning, Deputy Chief Health Officer Annaliese van Diemen said about 30 per cent of returned international travellers were not agreeing to the tests.

This likely means a number of coronavirus cases are missing from official Victorian and national tallies.

“At the moment, there is not a requirement that they must undertake testing,” Dr van Diemen said.

“Everyone is offered testing on multiple occasions throughout their stay.”

Of the 30 new cases detected in Victoria, five are in hotel quarantine.

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