Northern New South Wales regions of Tweed, Lismore and Ballina issued watch and waits orders

Several northern New South Wales regions have officially been issued a watch and wait by the NT chief health officer off the back growing COVID-19 cases in Queensland.

THE northern New South Wales regions of Tweed, Lismore and Ballina have officially been issued a watch and wait by the NT chief health officer off the back growing COVID-19 cases in Queensland.

Queensland authorities continue to investigate links between two new cases reported today and existing cases reported over the past six days.

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The Byron Shire council in New South Wales and the City of Brisbane, Moreton Bay Region, City of Ipswich, Logan City, Redland City and Toowoomba Region remain declared COVID-19 Hot spots for the purpose of travel to the Northern Territory.

That does not include those who have only transited through Brisbane Airport.

Anyone entering the Northern Territory from a declared hotspot must undertake 14 days of mandatory, supervised quarantine at the Alice Springs or Howard Springs quarantine facilities at a cost of $2,500 per person.

Territorians have been advised to rethink travel plans for those looking to visit southeast Queensland or Northern New South Wales.

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The chief health officer will continue to review and assess the COVID-19 situation in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales and will take into account COVID-19 monitoring and data collection, the extent of community transmission and risks to the NT community.

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Originally published as Northern New South Wales regions of Tweed, Lismore and Ballina issued watch and waits orders