The lockout for Greater Darwin will extend for a further 24 hours, until 11.59pm tomorrow, Tuesday 9 November 2021. Katherine exited lockout from 5pm today. From this time, there will be no restrictions in Katherine on the reasons to leave home for people who are vaccinated and unvaccinated, but mask wearing will remain in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in the community.
The extended lockout in Greater Darwin is due to new public exposure sites being identified and further contact tracing and testing required. Anyone who attended the exposure sites listed below at the relevant date and time is considered a close contact and must immediately isolate, get tested for COVID-19 and remain in isolation for 14 days regardless of the result:
- Noonamah Tavern, Tuesday 2 November, 2.12pm – 6.17pm
- Humpty Doo Hotel, Tuesday 2 November, 7.05pm – 8.45pm
- Wharf One Food and Wine Darwin, Wednesday 3 November, timing to be confirmed
It is critical that all people check in everywhere, every time. Our contract tracing work has significantly increased as only 47 people used the Territory Check-In App to check-in at the Noonamah Tavern, despite CCTV footage showing more than 350 people at the venue during the exposure timeframe. Checking in with The Territory Check-In App is fast and secure and allows health teams to quickly undertake contact tracing. The Territory Check-In App is mandatory for business, organisations and places and venue staff should ask customers to show them that they have checked in.
NT public exposure sites are continually updated. Please review these regularly by checking the COVID-19 website for a full list of NT public exposure sites.
No new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the NT and the cluster remains at three cases. Prior to the identification of new exposure sites today, NT Health contact tracers had identified more than 126 close contacts, all of whom had been contacted, tested for COVID-19 and are currently in isolation. The vast majority of these close contacts have returned a negative test, with pending results expected today.
Significant testing has been undertaken with 2,152 COVID-19 tests completed across Darwin and Katherine yesterday, all returning negative results. It is critical that anyone who has symptoms gets tested for COVID-19 so we can ensure any spread of COVID-19 in the NT has been contained. Book your COVID-19 test online.
The Marrara Drive-Through Testing Site in Darwin is open until 10.00pm tonight. Bookings are preferred.
The Katherine Drive-Through Testing Site is open until 4:30pm today. Bookings are preferred.
There has been a surge in demand for the COVID-19 vaccine with more than 920 people getting the jab at NT Vaccination Centres yesterday, while nearly 2,500 bookings were made between 10pm on 6 November and 10pm on 7 November.
You can get your COVID-19 vaccine at NT Vaccination Centres, GP Clinics, Respiratory Clinics, Community Pharmacies and Aboriginal Health Clinics. You can book online
