	{"id":39929,"date":"2020-07-15T09:04:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T23:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/boorai-centre-to-stay-closed-until-next-week\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T09:04:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T23:04:42","slug":"boorai-centre-to-stay-closed-until-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/boorai-centre-to-stay-closed-until-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Boorai Centre to stay closed until next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boorai Centre in Ocean Grove will remain closed for the rest of this week and reopen on July 20, following confirmation that a child who attended the facility was later confirmed as contracting coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) advised the City of Greater Geelong council on July 9 that a child who attended the centre on July 2 had contracted COVID-19, and the council closed the centre to all staff, parents and children on July 10.<\/p>\n<p>The council has undertaken an extensive, deep clean of the whole facility, in line with the DHHS COVID-19 health and safety protocols.<\/p>\n<p>All identified close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 case have undergone a coronavirus test. To date, no test has returned a positive result.<\/p>\n<p>Following further direction yesterday from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhhs.vic.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">DHHS<\/a>, the council says it is exercising some caution and not re-opening the centre until next Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This decision has been taken as the safety of our families, and the safety of the wider Geelong community, is our highest priority,&#8221; City of Greater Geelong chief executive officer Martin Cutter said.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&#8220;We are working closely with the DHHS and providing the level of information and support it requires.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boorai Centre in Ocean Grove will remain closed for the rest of this week and reopen on July 20, following confirmation that a child who attended the facility was later confirmed as contracting coronavirus (COVID-19). 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