Northern Territory officials say 'superb' contact tracing and a drop in COVID-19 cases has allowed them to plan a re-opening of the border to those from Sydney from 9 October.
Sydneysiders travelling to the Northern Territory won't have to undergo mandatory quarantine from next month if NSW continues keep COVID-19 transmission under control, NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner says.
A downward trend in new cases in NSW and superb testing had satisfied NT Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie it will soon be safe for Sydneysiders to enter the territory. "But if they continue to make the progress they are making - as we expect they will - we can welcome Sydneysiders back to the Territory next month. This is about giving people, especially Territorians, as much notice as possible, and as much certainty as possible, in these uncertain times."
He said it was costing money to subsidise people from COVID-19 hotspots using his government's quarantine facilities at Howard Springs.
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