The NT Government expands its mandatory supervised quarantine zones for arrivals from Melbourne as the Chief Minister says the NT's Chief Health Officer understands there are outbreaks in suburbs that have not yet been identified as hotspots.
The Northern Territory Government says all arrivals from Greater Melbourne will have to undergo two weeks of mandatory supervised quarantine when NT borders reopen on July 17.The Chief Minister says he has advice there are outbreaks in Melbourne suburbs that have not yet been identified as hotspots
Mr Gunner says Greater Melbourne residents "will stay shut off from the Territory until further notice" The NT Government's stance that all of Greater Melbourne is a coronavirus hotspot differs from the Victorian Government's public health advice, which states 10 suburbs across metropolitan Melbourne are hotspots.Mr Gunner said his decision was based on advice from NT Chief Medical Officer Hugh Heggie that undetected outbreaks were occurring in Melbourne suburbs.
"He also advised me that while these outbreaks are confined to the Melbourne metropolitan area, they extend across Melbourne, making them more difficult to contain to specific suburbs.
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