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2.12am GMT
One of New Zealand’s largest high schools has closed again after another student and t wo siblings tested positive for Covid-19.
Papatoetoe high school in south Auckland was closed last week after two students and two parents tested positive. It reopened this week but closed again on Wednesday after a third student tested positive on Tuesday. Two siblings of the students also tested positive later on Tuesday.
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2.04am GMT
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