Regional South Australia revoked as a hotspot

Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet

The NT Chief Health Officer has confirmed that Regional South Australia will be revoked as a hot spot from midday today. This means that people arriving in the Northern Territory from Regional South Australia will no longer have to undertake mandatory supervised quarantine. Anyone currently in mandatory quarantine from Regional South Australia will be able to exit.

Greater Adelaide remains as a declared hotspot for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory. Greater Adelaide Local Government Areas still declared as hot spots are listed at

www.coronavirus.nt.gov.au

If you have been in Greater Adelaide, apart from the airport, at any point in the past 14 days, you are not permitted free access to the Northern Territory. If you arrived in the Northern Territory from Greater Adelaide in the 14 days prior to it being declared a hotspot you are still required to contact the COVID-19 Hotline 1800 008 002 and identify yourself as a person who has been in an area that has been declared a hotspot since you arrived in the NT. You should also practice high levels of personal hygiene and physical distancing.

The Chief Health Officer has been monitoring the situation in South Australia closely, taking into account the monitoring and data collection of COVID-19, extent of community transmission and risks to the NT community.

Multiple meetings have also been held with all of the Chief Health Officers from across Australia including through the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) to better understand the cluster of cases in South Australia and to discuss the extensive public health response that has been undertaken to contact trace and contain the outbreak.

The risk of COVID-19 in our communities cannot be eliminated which is why it is important for everyone to follow all health directions.

· If you have COVID-19 symptoms, do not travel. Make sure you get tested and stay at home.

· Maintain a physical distance of 1.5m at all times.

· Wash your hands with soap and water and use hand sanitiser regularly.

· If you have symptoms, stay away from others and book a COVID-19 test on 1800 008 002

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