Katherine hotels turned into police barracks as part of Covid response
The NT Police Commissioner has revealed the efforts of authorities to control the Top End’s Covid cluster, including how hotels have been turned into police barracks.
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Calls for state emergency to be declared for remote outbreak
The boss of a top Aboriginal medical body says a state of emergency needs to be declared in response to the NT’s remote Covid outbreak.
Cluster close contact among prisoners being transferred to Darwin
A prisoner who is a close contact of the Katherine cluster is being transferred to Darwin despite concerns for the Covid safety of the arrangement.
Men headed to court for allegedly not wearing masks, drink driving
Two men have been fined for allegedly not complying with Covid regulations, as well as a multitude of serious traffic offences.
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As low as 9% jabbed: Hesitancy stalling remote NT vaccine rollout
Covid-19 vaccination rates in some of the NT’s most vulnerable Indigenous communities are lagging at levels as low as 9 per cent, at the same time NSW hits 70 per cent fully-vaxxed.
Man fined for not wearing mask, another 24 infringements issued
NT Police issued a plethora of Covid-19 fines in the past week, including to a man who refused to wear a face mask.
Remote NT vaccination rates still lagging despite additional efforts
Despite additional efforts from the Territory and federal governments and health service providers, Covid-19 vaccination rates in some remote communities remain low.
Child from repatriation flight tests positive for Covid in quarantine
A child who recently arrived in the NT on a repatriation flight has tested positive for Covid.
Remaining results of casual contacts to be released soon
The remaining test results of 48 casual contacts of the Covid-infected traveller who flew to Darwin are expected to be released today.
MLA defends vax email to Education Minister
AN NT MLA has defended an email resisting the Chief Minister’s call for mandatory vaccines among high-risk workers, including teachers.
Select NT pharmacies to offer Moderna vaccine
The Territory will be receiving an allocation of the Moderna vaccine by the end of the week.
Covid-19 positive traveller from NSW flies into Darwin
A positive Covid-19 case has been detected in Darwin after a traveller flew in from NSW. Contract tracing is now underway for the other passengers on the flight.
Six more border breachers busted at Darwin Airport
Their excuses included ‘holiday’ and ‘transiting to another state for work’, while others failed to declare they had been in hot spots in the preceding days.
Lockouts instead of lockdowns backed by industry leader
The NT government’s move to introduce lockouts as an alternative to lockdowns has been backed by a local industry leader.
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