The Northern Territory has detected eight new COVID-19 infections, as a long-running outbreak forces the lockdown of Tennant Creek.
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"This is a serious situation. Tennant Creek is a major transit centre. There is a vast amount of movement," she said.The new cases include an unvaccinated woman in her 40s who was infectious at a town camp for six days after travelling to the outbreak's epicentre, Katherine, 320km south of Darwin.Ms Manison said the timing was "complicated" due to the high number of people moving through the town of 3500 on Christmas school holiday travel."This is frustratingly low,.
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