Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
A strict home quarantine compliance system has been activated in Alice Springs to help manage the number of Territorians returning to the NT.
The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been investigating systems and processes to offer self-quarantine as a manageable option for Territory residents returning from interstate hotspots. This system will only be activated to support the Alice Springs Quarantine Facility when it is nearing capacity, and will only be available for those considered to live in suitable locations.
Police and Environmental Health Officers will continue to carry out stringent physical compliance checks.
Northern Territory Police have located two people missing in Central Australia since Monday.
A 49-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man entered the Northern Territory at Kulgera. They were directed to go to the Alice Springs Quarantine Facility and undergo 14 days mandatory quarantine after enquiries indicated they had recently been in a Victorian hotspot. They did not arrive at the facility as agreed and an investigation was commenced by police to locate them. They were found at a Kings Canyon camp site and have been taken to quarantine.
A separate group of four people are also in the Alice Springs quarantine facility after they arrived from South Australia yesterday but did not submit the Border Entry Forms. Investigations determined that they left Adelaide on 22 July, a day after the city was declared a hotspot. A 29-year-old woman subsequently presented at the Alice Springs facility to begin quarantine. Three women, aged 41, 27 and 26, were found by police and escorted to mandat
Northern Territory Police have located two people missing in Central Australia since Monday.
A 49-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man entered the Northern Territory at Kulgera. They were directed to go to the Alice Springs Quarantine Facility and undergo 14 days mandatory quarantine after enquiries indicated they had recently been in a Victorian hotspot. They did not arrive at the facility as agreed and an investigation was commenced by police to locate them. They were found at a Kings Canyon camp site and have been taken to quarantine.
A separate group of four people are also in the Alice Springs quarantine facility after they arrived from South Australia yesterday but did not submit the Border Entry Forms. Investigations determined that they left Adelaide on 22 July, a day after the city was declared a hotspot. A 29-year-old woman subsequently presented at the Alice Springs facility to begin quarantine. Three women, aged 41, 27 and 26, were found by police and escorted to mandat
Northern Territory Police have located two people missing in Central Australia since Monday.
A 49-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man entered the Northern Territory at Kulgera. They were directed to go to the Alice Springs Quarantine Facility and undergo 14 days mandatory quarantine after enquiries indicated they had recently been in a Victorian hotspot. They did not arrive at the facility as agreed and an investigation was commenced by police to locate them. They were found at a Kings Canyon camp site and have been taken to quarantine.
A separate group of four people are also in the Alice Springs quarantine facility after they arrived from South Australia yesterday but did not submit the Border Entry Forms. Investigations determined that they left Adelaide on 22 July, a day after the city was declared a hotspot. A 29-year-old woman subsequently presented at the Alice Springs facility to begin quarantine. Three women, aged 41, 27 and 26, were found by police and escorted to mandat