NSW's two-week streak of no new locally-acquired COVID-19 cases could be over after a school in Sydney's eastern suburbs was closed because of a probable coronavirus case.
Rose Bay Public School will be closed on Friday, with students to learn from home, as NSW Health investigates a probable case of COVID-19, the school says in a statement on its website.
NSW has not confirmed a community-derived COVID-19 case in two weeks. No new cases were reported in the state on Thursday and no one is in intensive care.
The total number of cases recorded in NSW sits at 3117.
Tasmania, meanwhile, has just one active infection after going almost a month without recording a new case.
Four fresh cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Victoria on Friday, with none believed to be linked to the weekend's Black Lives Matter rally. The state has 49 active cases.
A man who tested positive for the virus after attending the rally won't be named by authorities.
Victorian health minister Jenny Mikakos said identifying the non-Indigenous man in his 30s would breach the state's Health Records Act and may also act as a deterrent to people being tested.
Health officials believe it's highly unlikely he contracted the virus at the event, though he may have been contagious.
Refugee advocates are planning eight small rallies across Melbourne's streets on Saturday despite threats of fines and warnings from authorities fearful of a coronavirus outbreak.
The Refugee Action Collective plans to hold eight small rallies against the long-term detention of asylum seekers, including in hotel rooms.
The news comes as NSW Police say they will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who attends upcoming Sydney protests because of COVID-19 health and safety concerns.
Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing says the protest connected to the Black Lives Matter campaign on Friday evening is unauthorised because police have not been formally notified.
More than 1,000 people are hoping to attend the protest at Sydney's Town Hall, according to the event's Facebook page.
Mr Willing says police would deploy significant resources to enforce the existing health order which bans mass gatherings.
He told the Nine Network on Friday police would issue move-on directions to attendees and hoped to avoid any escalation to fines and arrests.
He also welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday night to block a refugee rights protest scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
The rally, which was being organised by the Refugee Action Coalition, was scheduled to take place at Sydney's Town Hall.
Thousands of protesters gather in Sydney to support the cause of US protests over the death of George Floyd. Source: AP
"While the NSW Police Force recognises and supports the rights of individuals to exercise their right to free speech in normal circumstances, these are not normal circumstances," Mr Willing said in a statement on Thursday.
"If people choose to break the law and attend this protest, police will not hesitate to take the appropriate action against them."
Justice Michael Walton, who granted the NSW Police application for the protest to be declared a prohibited public gathering, said public health risks did not "outweigh the rights of public assembly and free speech".
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller this week said people attending rallies could be issued $1000 fines.
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell, meanwhile, announced on Friday that school sports could resume from the start of term three in late July.
Short school assemblies would also be permissible from Monday.
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