About 35 international students who have returned to a Moss Vale school after visiting China are in lockdown.
The move has been made following growing concerns about the potentially lethal coronavirus. NSW Health on Wednesday morning said that six potential coronavirus cases were still being assessed in the state and the situation was "continually evolving".
St Paul's International College head of schools Andrew Laing said while there had been "no anomolies" at the school at this stage it was strictly following the advice of the Department of Health.
He said that as of advice at 7.30pm on January 28 the school had ensured that all international students had been moved into isolation in the boarding house.
"We have sectioned off classrooms with access from the front gate [on Argyle Street, Moss Vale] for local students," he said.
Mr Laing said that all international students had undergone medical checks and relevant information regarding where they had travelled had been noted.
He said all students from Hubei, Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated, were still in isolation in their homes in Hubei.
A teacher from the school who had been visiting China has also gone into voluntary isolation in Sydney.
Mr Laing said he understood she had shown no signs of the virus at this stage.
He said it was an ever-changing situation and the school would continue to be guided by the advice of the health department.
"We will continue to monitor the situation and respond as calmly as we can," he said.
"The health and welfare of our students and staff is a priority."
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