Seven new COVID-19 cases, including baby boy, detected among Darwin arrivals
SEVEN new coronavirus cases, including a baby boy, have been detected among a series of new arrivals in Darwin
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SEVEN new coronavirus cases, including a baby boy, have been detected in the Territory.
The cases all relate to overseas travellers who are in quarantine at Howard Springs.
A 26-year-old woman, who arrived on the repatriation flight from London on December 30 2020, has tested positive for COVID-19.
A 36-year-old man, a 34-year-old man and a 28-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman, who arrived on a repatriation flight from Chennai, India on January 1 2021, have all tested positive for COVID-19.
The infant who tested positive for COVID-19 arrived on the same flight.
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All remain in the care of the AUSMAT team at the Howard Springs quarantine facility.
There is no community transmission, say authorities.
Since repatriation flights to the Northern Territory began on October 23, 2020, a total of 2192 international arrivals have undertaken quarantine at the NT Centre for National Resilience.
A total of 47 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported among international arrivals.
The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory is now 83.
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All cases have been related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.
The NT Government made no changes to its border policies on Saturday, despite 10 new cases in Victoria and seven in New South Wales.
Currently, anyone arriving from Greater Sydney is required to undertake 14 days of hotel quarantine at their own cost, while health officials say they are watching the Victorian outbreak carefully.
“We continue to advise all Territorians against travel to NSW or Victoria at this time,” an NT Government spokeswoman said.
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