SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's Northern Territory will be closed to visitors from virus hotspots for a further 18 months to protect its large and vulnerable Aboriginal population, authorities said on Tuesday (Aug 11).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY - Australia's Northern Territory will be closed to visitors from virus hotspots for a further 18 months to protect its large and vulnerable Aboriginal population, authorities said on Tuesday .
"We'll have our hard border controls in place for at least the next 18 months. And we're resourcing so we can do that," Chief Minister Michael Gunner told public broadcaster ABC. Many Aboriginal groups fear the virus could sweep through remote indigenous communities where healthcare services are limited.
The Northern Territory has recorded few virus cases and no deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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