One Bulimba State School teacher diagnosed with coronavirus

A teacher at an inner-city school was diagnosed with coronavirus, shutting the school on the weekend for deep cleaning.

A TEACHER at an inner-city state school has tested positive for coronavirus while another is in self-isolation.

Parents were informed a "person associated with the school" had tested positive and has self-quarantined.

It's understood that another teacher from the school is self-isolating as a precautionary measure.

The news came as a Bulimba State School OSHC staff member was being tested for coronavirus but has since returned a negative test, while another OSHC staff member was taking the precaution of self-isolating due to possible contact.

A report in the Sunday Mail said that a Bulimba State School outside of school hours care worker tested positive which was incorrect.

A Department of Education spokesman said Queensland Health had confirmed that a person associated with Bulimba State School has tested positive for coronavirus.
"The person is currently in self-quarantine as a precautionary measure.
"Queensland Health is now undertaking contact tracing and as a matter of further precaution the school will be closed for deep cleaning by specialists on Saturday 28 March."

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Bulimba State School. Picture: File

It also caused confusion for early morning voters yesterday, with the school overnight closed and no longer a polling booth location for punters in the northeast suburb on the southern side of the river.

A Queensland Health spokeswoman said they could not provide further information on individual cases of coronavirus due to the sheer number of cases in Queensland.

“Should the public need to know additional details for public health purposes, we will issue a public health alert, and enlist the help of the media to get the message out,” she said.