Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
The Chief Health Officer is revoking hotspots across the Cairns Regional Council and Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah Local Government Areas for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory at 3.30pm on 11 August 2021.
While there will no longer be any hotspots across Queensland, hotspots remain in place across all of New South Wales and Greater Melbourne in Victoria.
People arriving in the Northern Territory from the Cairns Regional Council and Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah Local Government Areas will no longer have to undertake mandatory supervised quarantine in the NT. Anyone currently in mandatory supervised quarantine from these areas will be able to exit.
Revoking hotspots across the Cairns Regional Council and Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah Local Government Areas aligns with the lifting of lockdown restrictions in those areas by Queensland health authorities. Significant testing has also been undertaken and no new positive cases have been recorded.
Testing and quarantine directions remain in place for those people who have visited a COVID-19 public exposure site in Queensland and are a close contact, casual contact or low risk contact.
Public exposure sites continue to change and it is important that those people who have arrived in the Northern Territory from Queensland check the Queensland Health website daily to review.
To book a COVID-19 test, contact the COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 490 484 or book online.
The Chief Health Officer will continue to review and assess the COVID-19 situation across Australia, taking into account COVID-19 monitoring and data collection, the extent of community transmission and risks to the NT community.
The risk of COVID-19 in our communities cannot be eliminated which is why it is important for everyone to follow all health directions.
- Book your COVID-19 vaccine
- Check in using The Territory Check In App every time, everywhere
- If you have symptoms, stay away from others and get tested for COVID-19
- Wash your hands with soap and water and use hand sanitiser regularly
- Do not go to work if you feel sick
- Maintain a physical distance of 1.5 metres where possible
Quotes attributable to Chief Health Officer Dr Hugh Heggie:
"There have been no new cases recorded in Far North Queensland since Sunday when lockdown started and extensive testing has been undertaken during this time.
"While there are no longer any hotspots across Queensland for the purposes of travel to the NT, hotspots remain in New South Wales and Greater Melbourne in Victoria.
"Strict new border entry requirements are now in place for people wanting to travel to the NT from a declared hotspot. It is important you do not travel to the NT unless you have all relevant approvals, as you will be turned around."
