Footy fans from Victoria will be turned away from NSW venues as the state looks to shield itself from the increase in coronavirus cases in its southern neighbour.
NRL and AFL spectators trying to enter NSW stadiums are likely to be required to show their driver's licence to prove they're not from Victoria, where the number of new coronavirus cases has grown by double digits every day for the past week.
The new regulations were announced on the same day the NSW government confirmed an elderly man who died in April will be added to the state's COVID-19 death toll, raising it to 51.
The 85-year-old died at the Opal Bankstown aged care facility in Sydney on April 27, but Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant confirmed on Thursday the virus was found to have been a contributing factor in his demise.
The news takes the national toll to 104.
The man's death was associated with a small outbreak that involved three staff and three patients, Dr Chant said.
"The clinical treating doctor diagnosed COVID as contributing and in accordance with the national guidelines, we've included that as a death," she said.
State Health Minister Brad Hazzard confirmed NSW had recorded four new cases up to 8pm on Wednesday, as he flagged the crackdown on Victorian visitors being allowed access to NSW's footy fixtures.
"We're quite satisfied they (the NRL and AFL) can make sure that supporters from Melbourne and Victoria are not coming to our games," he said.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard. Source: AAP
"Anybody who's coming in ... they've satisfied me they've made all necessary measures and steps to ensure people who will be entering the stadium will be people who are from Sydney."
The NRL later suggested driver's licence checks would likely be required to access stadiums and the AFL was expected to follow suit.
Stadiums with a capacity under 40,000 will be allowed to host up to 10,000 NRL and AFL fans from 1 July.
The announcement came as a Year 7 student at a school in Sydney's southwest tested positive for coronavirus, with the school closed on Friday for cleaning and contact-tracing.
A testing clinic has been set up at Camden Hospital as NSW Health urges anyone linked to Camden High School, who has been unwell or has flu-like symptoms, to be tested.
"The school will continue to support students with at-home learning arrangements while the school site is non-operational," the Education Department said on Friday.
The Camden High School student is believed to have attended school all week.
The school's closure comes as Lane Cove West Public School was closed for deep cleaning on Thursday after a seven-year-old student developed symptoms on Saturday.
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