St Agatha’s Catholic Church at Pennant Hills has been closed as a precautionary measure due to a member of the parish testing positive for COVID-19. Bishop Anthony Randazzo has announced the Church will be closed for immediate deep cleaning and until further notice.
The Diocese of Broken Bay is working with NSW Health to contact trace those who have had close contact with the confirmed case of COVID-19 and will continue to follow the NSW Health advice.
People who were at a prayer group on Monday 3 August between 7.00 and 8.00pm have been advised to stay at home until NSW Health contacts them.
Other periods of exposure include the 6:30am Mass, Wednesday 5 August and 6:30am Mass, Thursday 6 August at St Agatha's. Those who attended either of the Masses are to monitor for symptoms.
Parishioners are reminded that if they are unwell with flu like symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath they must get tested immediately and isolate.
The latest NSW Health Advice, Guidelines and Public Health Alerts based on locations is available here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.