CANBERRA, Dec 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of people in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) have been asked to self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Natasha Fyles, NT’s Health Minister, urged more than 3,800 people, who travelled to the NT from Sydney since Dec 11, to get tested immediately, in response to a COVID-19 outbreak in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New South Wales (NSW), of which Sydney is the capital, recorded eight locally acquired cases today, and an additional 10 cases in returned travellers in hotel quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Investigations continue into the source of the Avalon cluster, which now numbers 90,” a statement from NSW Health said today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NT closed its borders to the Sydney area on Sunday afternoon, and Fyles said that NT’s testing capacity has been increased in response to the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We know that this is extremely upsetting, this is difficult and it being so close to Christmas adds to that burden,” Fyles said, according to News Corp Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We will of course work with individuals around their circumstances, upholding those health directions and principles, to make it as easy as possible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NT had the most success, preventing the spread of COVID-19, out of any of Australia’s eight states and territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of yesterday afternoon, NT had 71 confirmed cases, and is the only state or territory with no death from COVID-19.– NNN-AGENCIES <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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