A Catholic school in Warrawong is one of a number of new Illawarra sites exposed to the COVID-19 virus.
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Two students at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish Primary School have tested positive for COVID-19.
This led to the school being closed on Friday to allow health officials work through a contact tracing and cleaning response strategy.
The school is receiving support from the Catholic Education Office's COVID-19 Incident Response Team.
NSW Public Health Unit representatives are also providing specialist advice and the school is working closely with them to undertake detailed contact tracing.
Those identified as close contacts will be contacted, with the school to undergo the necessary deep clean in accordance with health requirements.
"Once this is complete and the Ministry of Health provides its approval, the school will be able to reopen for supervision for those students who are unable to learn from home.
"Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong (CEDOW) continues to receive advice from NSW Health, Catholic Schools NSW, and other relevant agencies to ensure best practice," a CEDOW spokesperson said.
Meantime other Wollongong and Shellharbour sites have been added to NSW Health's online list of COVID venues of concern.
These are Coles Warrawong (Wednesday, September 1, 8.30pm to 9pm);
Australia Post Lake Heights (Wednesday, August 25, 4.30pm to 4.45pm);
Woolworths Warilla (Tuesday, August 31, 2.15pm to 3pm, Sunday, August 29, 9.15am to 9.45am, Friday, August 27, 1.45pm to 2pm and Thursday, August 26. 7.15pm to 7.45pm);
Aldi Warilla (Friday, August 27, 1.20pm to 1.50pm);
Woolworths Shellharbour (Tuesday, August 31, 6pm to 6.15pm and Saturday, August 28, 2pm to 2.05pm);
Coles Shellharbour Square (Sunday, August 29, 12.45pm to 1pm);
Bunnings Shellharbour (Saturday, August 28, 1.35pm to 1.50pm);
Aldi Albion Park Rail (Monday, August 30, 12.30pm to 1pm).
Visitors who attended the shops above at the specified times should get tested immediately, and self-isolate until receiving a negative result:
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