Greater Darwin, Alice Springs lockdowns end, but with some restrictions
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced the end of lockdown in Greater Darwin and Alice Springs from 1pm Friday, but with some restrictions.
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UPDATE – 12PM: Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced the end of lockdown in Greater Darwin and Alice Springs from 1pm Friday, but with some restrictions.
The Greater Darwin area has been in lockdown since 1pm on Sunday after a miner at the Granites Gold Mine in Central Australia tested positive for Covid-19 last week and a man in Palmerston subsequently returned a positive result.
The region’s lockdown was originally planned to lift at 1pm today.
Alice Springs has been in lockdown since 1pm on Wednesday.
The town’s lockdown was initially scheduled to end at 1pm tomorrow, but will now also end at 1pm today.
However, some restrictions will remain in place in Greater Darwin and Alice Springs until 1pm next Friday, July 9, including the wearing of masks where it isn’t possible to physically distance and the continued use of QR codes at venues.
For a full list of restrictions, click here.
UPDATE – 11:45AM: The NT News understands Chief Minister Michael Gunner will announce the end of lockdown from 1pm today, but with some restrictions.
Watch the press conference on the NT News Facebook page
MORE TO COME
UPDATE: Today’s press conference has been rescheduled for midday.
The press conference will shed light on whether the lockdown will be extended or end at 1pm today.
EARLIER: Chief Minister Michael Gunner hold a press conference at 11am Friday to update Territorians on the Top End’s Covid-19 situation.
The Greater Darwin lockdown is scheduled to end at 1pm Friday, however Mr Gunner has consistently said he wouldn’t hesitate to extend it if the situation deteriorates.
Alice Springs is scheduled to remain under their lockdown until at least tomorrow.
The NT News understands Mr Gunner is attending national cabinet, then a meeting of local NT health officials, before holding his media conference at around 11am.
Optimism that Greater Darwin would come out of lockdown was hindered by the late news on Thursday that a man who later tested positive for Covid-19 visited a Stuart Park Corner Store to buy cigarettes.
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