NT Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie rejects calls to test everyone arriving in the Northern Territory

THE NT’S Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie has rejected calls to test everyone who enters the NT for COVID-19 now that our borders have reopened

Chief Health Office Dr Hugh Heggie has rejected calls to test everyone entering the NT for COVID-19. Picture Glenn Campbell

THE NT’S Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie has rejected Terry Mill’s calls to test everyone who enters the NT for COVID-19 now that our borders have reopened.

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Mr Mills said visitors from NSW and the ACT to the NT should be treated the same way as Victorians.

He also said anyone entering the NT should be tested for COVID-19 before entering the NT and again once they arrive.

Speaking on Mix 104.9, Mr Heggie said targeted testing rather than general testing was “entirely appropriate.”

“We can’t control what happens in another jurisdiction in terms of testing,” he said.

He said testing would continue with anyone with symptoms, as well as international arrivals to the NT.

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“Also random testing of people who bring us freight and other critical goods including medical equipment,” Mr Heggie said.

“It’s important again, we’ve got to use our resources carefully.”