NT to discuss new Melbourne COVID case with Victoria’s government
Anyone who visited a Victorian tier one exposure site must self isolate for 14 days, as the NT Government releases new rules
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UPDATE: ANYONE who visited a Victorian tier one exposure site must self isolate for 14 days, as the NT Government releases new rules.
Following a new COVID case in Melbourne, anyone who arrives in the NT from Wednesday, who has been in a tier one exposure site, must quarantine at a place approved by the Chief Health Officer, likely Howard Springs.
Anyone who has visited a tier two exposure site must self isolate until they receive a negative test result.
Anyone who has visited a tier three exposure site must monitor symptoms and get tested if any arise.
EARLIER:
THE NT Government will speak with its Victorian counterparts this afternoon about the new COVID case in Melbourne.
It’s understood there will be a meeting about 3.30pm ACST.
A man in his 30s tested positive after returning from India via a hotel quarantine period in Adelaide.
There are a number of tier one exposure sites in Melbourne.
The man flew from Adelaide to Melbourne on May 4, began feeling unwell on May 8 and was tested on May 10.
His close contacts have returned negative COVID tests.
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