The NT has not recorded any new coronavirus cases in over a week, but the Health minister says she is not yet ready to talk about winding back social distancing measures.
Ms Fyles praised Territorians for complying with restriction measures and heeding health messaging to limit the spread of the virus, which has infected more than 1.9 million people and caused over 118,00 deaths worldwide."We can't undo that good work. We absolutely know that Territory businesses and many Territorians are doing it tough economically, but this is a health crisis and we need to manage that.
Ms Fyles did not confirm the exact coronavirus testing figures within the Northern Territory last week. According to the Northern Territory Government's latest coronavirus statistics, 3,258 test have been conducted and six people have recovered from the virus. Ms Fyles said she was confident there was no underlying and undetected community spread of coronavirus in the NT.If you can't contact or get to your GP, but you have the symptoms, you should call 1800 008 002If you live in Darwin and need to arrange testing, call the Public Health Unit on 8922 8044For general advice, Territorians can call 1800 020 080
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