The Northern Territory has today registered 37 new COVID-19 cases, which is the highest daily number during the pandemic. Key points: Health Minister Natasha Fyles says the growing number of COVID-19 cases is disappointing, but transmission is still low No new public health measures have … Read More

Northern Territory Chief Michael Gunner has used a COVID-19 update press conference to condemn misinformation spread by anti-waxers and overseas conspiracy theorists that, he says, could damage native territories. Key points: Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner says “crazy, unrelated things are spreading online” The … Read More

The Northern Territory has registered a new local case of COVID-19 overnight, says Prime Minister Michael Gunner. The territory’s cluster now stands at 52 cases. The new case is a teenager from Binjari who was previously identified as a close contact and was transferred to … Read More

Northern Territory’s current COVID-19 eruption hit one of the most worrying moments today. Authorities said a woman from the remote community of Binjari, 16 kilometers southwest of Katherine, had tested positive for coronavirus. But when they went to find her in Binjari, which is under … Read More

Since the start of the pandemic, territories have been told that it was a question of when, not whether, COVID-19 would spread to a remote Aboriginal community. Early last week, the nightmare scenario finally emerged when Robinson River became the first to face a COVID-19 … Read More

The Northern Territory has registered three new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, said Prime Minister Michael Gunner. Key points: The outbreak is now at 40 cases A new site of close contact has been identified Sir. Gunner says restrictions on Katherine are likely to remain … Read More

The Northern Territory has registered three new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, said Prime Minister Michael Gunner. Key points: The outbreak is now at 40 cases A new site of close contact has been identified Sir. Gunner says restrictions on Katherine are likely to remain … Read More

Two small Aboriginal communities on the outskirts of Katherine have been thrown into hard lockdown, with nine new cases confirmed in Binjari on Saturday night. Key points: Residents can only leave their homes and patios for medical treatment or in an emergency The nine new … Read More

The Northern Territory has registered one new case of coronavirus, according to the Chief Minister. Key points: The case was not contagious to society, Mr Gunner said This brings the total number of cases in the outbreak to 26 Testing of wastewater in the outer … Read More

The Northern Territory has not registered any new COVID-19 cases overnight, says Prime Minister Michael Gunner. Key points: There is one new exposure space, the BP service station in Katherine, on November 13th Chief Minister Michael Gunner says 384 close contacts have been identified Genomic … Read More