The Northern Territory has relaxed restrictions on mandatory quarantine for some people coming to the NT from a declared hotspot.
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The NT Chief Health Officer says if you have been in a declared hotspot within the last 14 days but then spent time in an area that is NOT a hotspot immediately before crossing the NT border, that time will be deducted from your required 14 days of quarantine.
Hotspots remain Victoria and most of Great Sydney.
For example, if you were in an area that is not a declared hotspot for 5 days immediately before crossing the NT border, those 5 days will now be counted as part of the required 14 day quarantine period.
This means you will be required to quarantine for 9 days in the NT.
This decision is based on COVID-19 having a 14 day replication cycle, which is the virus' incubation period. Most people who are infected will develop symptoms within 14 days of infection.
Other notable changes include:
An unaccompanied minor (a child under 18 years of age) required to undertake mandatory supervised quarantine is no longer permitted to quarantine at home.
The minor and a parent or responsible adult will need to undertake mandatory quarantine at a supervised quarantine facility for the quarantine period.
This decision is based on COVID-19 having a 14 day replication cycle, which is the virus' incubation period. Most people who are infected will develop symptoms within 14 days of infection.
There is no change to quarantine requirements for international arrivals - if a person is an international arrival they will undertake 14 days mandatory supervised quarantine.
For more information visit coronavirus@nt.gov.au
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