Virus Outbreak at Northern Territory Gold Mine Grows The Northern Territory (NT) has recorded two new cases of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus in its second day of lockdown, raising its total to six after an infected man joined 900 staff at the Granites gold mine on June 18. The outbreak comes amid nationwide lockdowns, with new cases in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. The man had travelled for work after it is believed he was infected following quarantine at a Brisbane hotel, with four confirmed cases on June 27 launching Darwin and Palmerston into a 48-hour lockdown effective 1 p.m. the same day.