Woman who arrived from Pakistan tests positive: 13th Territorian diagnosed with coronavirus
A DARWIN woman in her 50s, who recently returned from overseas, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19)
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A DARWIN woman in her 50s, who recently returned from overseas, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
She was in self-quarantine for a number of days after returning from Pakistan before developing mild symptoms.
She tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday afternoon.
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The woman is being treated in isolation at the Royal Darwin Hospital.
The delay between returning home from travelling and becoming unwell means she is not considered to have been infectious on her flights.
The woman becomes the 13th Territorian diagnosed with COVID-19.
Under national medical guidelines contact tracing on the flights is not required.
There are now 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Territory.
Twelve of these cases are Territorians, one is from New South Wales and the other from Queensland.
Another Territory man diagnosed with COVID-19 tested positive in NSW, and is being cared for by NSW Health.
The latest case comes as Chief Minister Michael Gunner announced on Friday that everyone arriving into the NT on international flights would be forced into hotel quarantine for two weeks.
Mr Gunner said the new rules would be enforced in the NT from Friday afternoon
Prime Minister Scott Morrison aslo announced on Friday that all arrivals into Australia would now be quarantined in hotels for 14 days in the city they arrive in.
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The new national regulations come into force at midnight on Saturday.
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Originally published as Woman who arrived from Pakistan tests positive: 13th Territorian diagnosed with coronavirus