Greater Metropolitan Sydney, Blue Mountains, Wollongong LGA's hotspot areas

The Waverley Council and Woollahra Council Local Government Areas also remain as declared hotspots.

These hotspot declarations follow on from a significant increase in positive COVID-19 cases overnight and the spread of the virus across a broader geographical area in NSW.

The COVID-19 outbreak in NSW has now grown to include 39 cases including three mystery cases that have not yet been linked epidemiologically. More cases are expected in coming days as contact tracing is undertaken.

The Chief Health Officer is directing anyone who arrives in the Northern Territory from 6pm on June 23, 2021 who has been to a declared NSW hotspot to undertake 14 days of mandatory, supervised quarantine at the Alice Springs or Howard Springs quarantine facilities.

"Declaring hotspots is never easy but from the learnings we have had, we know that we need to go hard and wide early to protect the health and safety of Territorians," Chief Health Officer Dr Hugh Heggie said.

"With school holidays starting next week and an increase in domestic travel it is important that we take these actions while NSW Health authorities work to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

"NSW is implementing a number of health controls to restrict the spread of the virus and has been undertaking a widespread testing regime. We will continue to review the situation closely and keep the community informed."

People may still transit through Sydney Airport as it is not a hotspot. For a full list of declared hotspot locations, click here.

Testing and quarantine directions remain in place for Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.

A list of public exposure sites can be found at:

A number of testing and quarantine directions are also in place for those people who have arrived in the Northern Territory before 6pm on June 23, 2021. This includes those people who have visited COVID-19 public exposure sites in NSW and are defined by health authorities as being close contacts or causal contacts.

The Chief Health Officer has declared the Waverley Council and Woollahra Council Local Government Areas in New South Wales to be COVID-19 hotspots for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory effective from 5pm on June 22, 2021.

These hotspot declarations are a response to the growing COVID-19 outbreak surrounding Bondi Junction in NSW and the increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases which totaled 21 on June 22.

There are also two mystery cases and further positive COVID-19 cases are expected to be reported on tonight (June 23).

Anyone who arrives in the Northern Territory from 5pm on June 22, 2021 onwards must:

Any person who has arrived in the Northern Territory between June 11 and 5pm on June 22, 2021 must:

Any person who has arrived in the Northern Territory from June 11, 2021 and until otherwise directed must:

"These COVID-19 cases are also of the Delta variant which has demonstrated its high levels of transmissibility through casual contact," Chief Health Officer, Dr Hugh Heggie said.

"We have also updated our testing and quarantine directions for New South Wales to make sure we capture any public exposure sites outside of the declared hotspot areas and to add an extra layer of protection.

"With the school holidays fast approaching, I remind Territorians of the risk associated with interstate travel and ask you to keep up to date with the latest information and review your holiday plans accordingly."

To arrange a COVID-19 test, please book online at or contact the COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 490 484.

The Chief Health Officer will continue to review and assess the COVID-19 situation across Australia, and will take into account COVID-19 monitoring and data collection, the extent of community transmission and risks to the NT community.

The Chief Health Officer has revoked Greater Melbourne as a hotspot for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory.

Meanwhile, quarantine and testing directions for people who have been to a COVID-19 public exposure site in Victoria have been implemented.

These directions are effective from 6:00pm on June 21, 2021.

Anyone currently in mandatory supervised quarantine from Greater Melbourne, who has not been to a Tier 1 public exposure site in Victoria, will be able to exit at this time.

Anyone currently in mandatory supervised quarantine from Greater Melbourne, who was in a Tier 1 exposure site at the relevant time since June 7, 2021 must remain in quarantine until 14 days have passed from the time the person was in the Tier 1 Exposure site.

The Victorian Department of Health has a three tier, risk-based system for COVID-19 public exposure sites.

In line with the Victorian tier system, the Chief Health Officer is directing:

The Chief Health Officer has declared quarantine and testing directions for people who have been to a COVID-19 public exposure site in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

This follows on from a New South Wales man in his 40's visiting the ACT on Monday, June 14, 2021.

While the man's test results have showed low levels of the virus, NSW Health has not yet been able to rule it out as a possible case of COVID-19.

As a result, ACT and NSW health authorities have taken a highly precautionary approach and identified a small number of public exposure sites.

The CHO is directing any person in the Northern Territory who has been at an ACT public exposure site, at the dates and times specified, to isolate, get a COVID-19 test and remain in self-quarantine until a negative test is returned.

The Chief Health Officer has declared quarantine and testing directions for people who have been to a COVID-19 public exposure site in New South Wales, effective immediately.

This follows a man in his 60s, who lives is Sydney's eastern suburbs, testing positive for COVID-19.

The man works as a driver, which includes transporting international flight crew, and has visited a number of locations while being potentially infectious.

The CHO is directing any person who has arrived in the Northern Territory since June 1, 2021, or who will arrive in the Northern Territory and has been to a New South Wales COVID-19 public exposure site at the dates and times to do as follows:

New South Wales COVID-19 public exposure sites can be found here.

Northern Territory Police will re-establish a control point on the Barkly Highway at the border with Queensland on June 10 following the discovery of two COVID-19 cases on the Sunshine Coast.

Providing an additional layer of protection, police will continue with a hard border to Victoria, and monitor the South Australian border despite there currently being no cases in that state.

The Chief Health Officer has declared quarantine and testing directions for people who have been to a COVID-19 case location in Queensland, effective immediately.

The CHO is directing any person who has arrived in the Northern Territory since June 5, 2021 or who will arrive in the Northern Territory and has been to a Queensland COVID-19 public exposure site at the dates and times to do as follows:

Queensland public exposure sites can be found here.

The Chief Health Officer has revoked regional Victoria as a hotspot for the purposes of travel, effective from 6pm on June 8, 2021, however Greater Melbourne remains a hotspot.

A list of areas that remain declared hotspots for the purposes of travel can be found here.

The Chief Health Officer requires anyone who enters to the Northern Territory that has left quarantine in another state or Territory, to get a COVID-19 test on Day 17 after their quarantine period commenced.

This is one of the measures included in the updated CHO Directions for Territory Border Restrictions, which came into effect on June 5, 2021 at 12:01am.

As part of these extra protections, a person must now also declare on their NT Border Entry Form if they have been in quarantine in another jurisdiction in the 28 days prior to entering the Territory.

In addition to this, anyone entering the Northern Territory must get a COVID-19 test if required to, at any time during the 28 days after entry. Refusal to test will result in quarantine for 10 days, or for those people already in quarantine a 10-day extension of their quarantine period.

The CHO is directing any person who has arrived in the Northern Territory since May 23, 2021, or who will arrive in the Northern Territory and has been to a NSW COVID-19 case location at the dates and times specified to:

New South Wales COVID-19 case locations can be found here.

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