Aboriginal health groups say the Northern Territory's COVID-19 situation is no longer contained and have raised concerns over the NT government's weaker public health measures in the face of a potentially worsening outbreak.
New attitude to outbreak and staffing shortages collide
"[They can't do it] because of the scale of resources that that takes and the limitations on the NT government's resources to support us in that space," he said. Acting Chief Minister Nicole Manison warned today could be a 'critical day' to assess the spread of the Territory's COVID-19 outbreak.Yesterday, Acting Chief Minister Nicole Manison said further cases were expected today, and further public health responses such as lockouts could be expected if positive results were confirmed."Remember, it's not about stopping the spread. We can't do that. COVID is here and it is here to stay.
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