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"&lt;p&gt;Two workers at a western Sydney childcare centre &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-nsw-two-western-sydney-childcare-centre-test-positive/1b0eafb8-519e-46b1-b21e-38520772a512&quot; title=&quot;have tested positive for COVID-19, with health authorities scrambling to find a source for the original infection&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel&gt;have tested positive for COVID-19, with health authorities scrambling to find a source for the original infection&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; One of the staff members is believed to have been infectious when they worked at the Advanced Early Learning Centre in Merrylands for three days last week, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The staff member worked at the centre on July 27, 28 and 29.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A second staff member has since tested positive this morning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The centre remains closed for deep cleaning and contract tracing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Centre is currently closed for cleaning, close contract tracing is under way, and investigations as to the source of that infection in that person is under way,&amp;quot; Dr Chant said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the two cases is among 12 detected in New South Wales up to 8pm last night, while the second case will be recorded in tomorrow&amp;apos;s NSW Health figures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Three other cases have been linked to a cluster who visited Apollo restaurant in Potts Point on July 25.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Two others have been linked to the Mounties Club in Mount Pritchard, where confirmed cases visited on July 23.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Five cases are close contacts of previously confirmed cases.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The twelfth is a returned traveller in hotel quarantine.&lt;/p&gt;"
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