People living in almost all of regional Victoria will be able to travel freely to the Northern Territory from November 2 if coronavirus cases remain low, the NT Government has announced.
Greater Geelong, the Macedon Ranges and the Mitchell and East Gippsland shires are not currently included in the plan, but are likely to be added if there is no community transmission from recent cases.
"The critical factor for making this decision is regional Victoria's success in easing their restrictions without spreading the virus," he said.The four-week timeframe will allow health authorities to track the regional caseload over two full virus replication cycles.
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