Port Stephens, NSW no longer a COVID-19 hotspot for the Northern Territory

TERRITORY health officials have revoked a coronavirus hotspot declaration for Port Stephens, allowing travellers from that part of NSW to travel freely to the NT

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TERRITORY health officials have revoked a coronavirus hotspot declaration for Port Stephens, allowing travellers from that part of NSW to travel freely to the NT.

NT Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie today officially revoked the hotspot area of Port Stephens, NSW.

It means people arriving to the NT from Port Stephens will not have to enter mandatory quarantine from noon Friday.

Anyone currently in mandatory quarantine from these revoked hot spots have commenced the process of exiting.

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Port Stephens was initially declared a hotspot on July 23 following a spike of COVID-19 cases which lead to the closure of multiple schools.

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