Northern Territory health authorities relax the remaining coronavirus travel restrictions for Queensland, but Territorians in New South Wales are being urged to return home amid the state's worsening coronavirus outbreak.
Northern Territory health authorities have relaxed their remaining coronavirus travel restrictions for Queensland, but Territorians in New South Wales are being urged to return home.Hotspot declarations for QLD are being revoked but a tiered exposure-site system will remain in placeTerritorians currently in NSW are being urged to return home
The NT's hotspot declarations for the Brisbane and Moreton Bay council areas will be revoked from 5:00pm CST on Sunday, and it is likely some people currently in supervised quarantine will be released.That means arrivals from Brisbane will need to monitor for symptoms, isolate and get tested or enter quarantine if they have visited low-risk, casual or close-contact exposure sites listed by Queensland Health.
"This is based on the fact that they have had no cases for some days, but also the negative wastewater testing," NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said. "I know that many people have wanted to see that [hotspot declaration] removed, but we had to make absolutely sure."Read more about the vaccine rollout:
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