Four cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in connection with the closure of Moss Vale Public School and a Moss Vale preschool, according to a spokesman for the Southern Highlands Division of General Practice, Dr Vince Roche.
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Two adults and two children from the same family received positive test results this morning and are in isolation.
Moss Vale Public School, Southern Highlands Early Learning Centre and the Moss Vale Out of School Hours (MVOOSH) have all been shut down for cleaning today.
The family are not sure where they contracted the coronavirus, and contact tracing is continuing.
Moss Vale Public School has notified everyone who has come into contact with the family at the school, and contact tracing is continuing through NSW Health.
Southern Highlands Early Learning Centre have told parents that a child attending the centre on Wednesday, November 4 has tested positive.
Children and staff there on the day are considered close contacts and have been urged to get tested immediately.
The centre is not expected to re-open until November 19 due to staff self-isolating.
A pop-up testing clinic has been set up at Moss Vale Showground and will be open until 6pm tonight, then Saturday and Sunday from 8.30am-6pm
"If you have any symptoms, get tested," said Dr Roche.
"If you don't have symptoms, there's no need to get tested."
Testing is also available at Bowral Hospital and Mittagong Respiratory Clinic.
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