Victoria’s Mitchell Shire revoked as an NT COVID-19 hotspot, only Melbourne left to go

MELBURNIANS are now the only Australian residents who must still quarantine if they travel to the Territory after Victoria’s Mitchell Shire was revoked as a COVID-19 hotspot

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THE Victorian local government area of the Mitchell Shire has been revoked as a COVID-19 hotspot.

The area north of Melbourne includes the towns Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour, Tallarook, Pyalong and Wallan.

Residents for the area will now be able to travel to the NT without quarantining.

NT Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie said he was “confident” in revoking Mitchell Shire’s hotspot status.

“Upon review of the data and the evidence there are currently no active cases and there has been no cases from an unknown source for more than 28 days,” he said.

“We will continue to review and assess the situation, and if at any time we are no longer comfortable with what is occurring in any location across Australia we can and will declare it to be a hotspot.”

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With the revocation of the Mitchell Shire’s hotspot status from midday Friday, October 13, all of regional Victorian residents can now travel to the NT without quarantining.

The change means that the residents of the Greater Melbourne area — which remains a declared hotspot — are now the only Australian residents who still have to quarantine if they travel to the Territory.

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