Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
In addition to Greater Melbourne and the Local Government Area of Bendigo, the Acting Chief Health Officer has declared the remainder of the state of Victoria to be a COVID-19 hotspot for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory effective 12 noon on 3 June 2021.
This declaration follows a continual increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases being recorded in Victoria, with exposure sites expanding across a wider geographical area.
In addition to arrivals from Greater Melbourne and Bendigo, the new CHO Directions in regards to the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria requires that:
· Anyone travelling to the Northern Territory from the state of Victoria must undertake 14 days of mandatory, supervised quarantine at the Alice Springs or Howard Springs quarantine facilities from 12 noon on 3 June 2021.
· Anyone who is currently in the Northern Territory who has visited a Tier 1 Exposure Site in Victoria and is undertaking quarantine must remain in quarantine (unless to get tested) until noon of the 14th day after they were at the exposure site, regardless of returning a negative COVID-19 test or not. Should the Tier 1 site be downgraded to Tier 2 or Tier 3 site, impacted people may leave quarantine at this time as long as they are not awaiting a COVID-19 test result.
· Anyone who arrived in the Northern Territory from Victoria between 12 May 2021 and 12.00am on 27 May 2021 must check the Victorian Department of Health website at least once per day because the list of public exposure sites is continually expanding. Arrivals must ensure they are complying with NT quarantine and testing directions if a place they have been to becomes a public exposure site.
· Anyone who is symptomatic, regardless as to whether or not they have been in a declared COVID-19 hotspot, must isolate, seek a test, and remain in self-quarantine until a negative test is returned.
Victorian public exposure sites continue to change and impacted individuals are required to identify themselves to Northern Territory health authorities and follow the relevant directions.
A list of Victorian public exposure sites can be found at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites#public-exposure-sites-in-victoria.
To book a COVID-19 test, book online at https://covid19appointment.nt.gov.au/test
