Communication/Updates

Coro­n­avirus update, Wednes­day 2 June 2021

The North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry Chief Health Offi­cer (CHO) has declared quar­an­tine and test­ing direc­tions for peo­ple who have been to a COVID-19 case loca­tion in New South Wales, effec­tive imme­di­ate­ly – see below media release.

New South Wales health author­i­ties have advised that a con­firmed case of COVID-19 from Mel­bourne was in Jervis Bay, Goul­burn, Hyams Beach and Vin­cen­tia while poten­tial­ly infec­tious on 23 and 24 May 2021.

The CHO is direct­ing any per­son who has arrived in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry since 23 May 2021, or who will arrive in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry and has been to a NSW COVID-19 case loca­tion at the dates and times spec­i­fied to:

• Any per­son defined as a ​‘close con­tact’ by NSW health author­i­ties must imme­di­ate­ly get test­ed and under­take 14 days of quar­an­tine in their home or at a suit­able place. They must remain in quar­an­tine (unless to get test­ed) until noon of the 14^th day after they were in a NSW COVID-19 case loca­tion, regard­less of whether they return a neg­a­tive COVID-19 test.
• Any per­son iden­ti­fied as a ​‘casu­al con­tact’ by NSW health author­i­ties must iso­late, get a COVID-19 test and remain in self-quar­an­tine until a neg­a­tive is returned.
• Any per­son who has arrived, or who will arrive in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry and has been in New South Wales since 23 May 2021 must check the NSW Health COVID-19 case loca­tions web­site at least once per day and com­ply with these direc­tions if a place they have been to becomes a COVID-19 case location

NT Health

COVID-19 Update: Quar­an­tine and Test­ing Direc­tions for NSW 

1 June 2021 

The Chief Health Offi­cer has declared quar­an­tine and test­ing direc­tions for peo­ple who have been to a COVID-19 case loca­tion in New South Wales, effec­tive immediately. 

New South Wales health author­i­ties have advised that a con­firmed case of COVID-19 from Mel­bourne was in Jervis Bay, Goul­burn, Hyams Beach and Vin­cen­tia while poten­tial­ly infec­tious on 23 and 24 May 2021.

The CHO is direct­ing any per­son who has arrived in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry since 23 May 2021, or who will arrive in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry and has been to a NSW COVID-19 case loca­tion at the dates and times spec­i­fied to:

• Any per­son defined as a ​‘close con­tact’ by NSW health author­i­ties must imme­di­ate­ly get test­ed and under­take 14 days of quar­an­tine in their home or at a suit­able place. They must remain in quar­an­tine (unless to get test­ed) until noon of the 14^th day after they were in a NSW COVID-19 case loca­tion, regard­less of whether they return a neg­a­tive COVID-19 test.
• Any per­son iden­ti­fied as a ​‘casu­al contact’ by NSW health author­i­ties must iso­late, get a COVID-19 test and remain in self-quar­an­tine until a neg­a­tive is returned.
• Any per­son who has arrived, or who will arrive in the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry and has been in New South Wales since 23 May 2021 must check the NSW Health COVID-19 case loca­tions web­site at least once per day and com­ply with these direc­tions if a place they have been to becomes a COVID-19 case location.

New South Wales COVID-19 case loca­tions can be found at https://​www​.health​.nsw​.gov​.au/​I​n​f​e​c​t​i​o​u​s​/​c​o​v​i​d​-​1​9​/​P​a​g​e​s​/​c​a​s​e​-​l​o​c​a​t​i​o​n​s​-​a​n​d​-​a​l​e​r​t​s​.aspx

To arrange a test, please book online at https://​covid19ap​point​ment​.nt​.gov​.au/test or con­tact the COVID-19 Hot­line on 1800 490 484

The Chief Health Offi­cer will con­tin­ue to review and assess the COVID-19 sit­u­a­tion across Aus­tralia, and will take into account COVID-19 mon­i­tor­ing and data col­lec­tion, the extent of com­mu­ni­ty trans­mis­sion and risks to the NT community.

The risk of COVID-19 in our com­mu­ni­ties can­not be elim­i­nat­ed which is why it is impor­tant for every­one to fol­low all health directions.

• If you have COVID-19 symp­toms, do not trav­el. Make sure you get test­ed and stay at home.
• Main­tain a phys­i­cal dis­tance of 1.5 metres at all times.
• Wash your hands with soap and water and use hand sani­tis­er regularly.
• Do not go to work if you feel sick.
• If you have symp­toms, stay away from oth­ers and get test­ed for COVID-19.

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