Changes to COVID management system as NT feels the brunt of rising case numbers
In the space of a few short weeks, a jurisdiction once known for being largely untouched by COVID has started regularly recording case numbers well into the hundreds. Key points: A four-day "lockout" is set to be replaced with a vaccine pass system today The NT government says COVID cases will also be notified with an automatic text Businesses say they are seeing the impact of rocketing case numbers As more and more people in the Northern Territory test positive, locals are adjusting to the fact that going to work, eating at a restaurant or even having a knock-off beer could see them become a tally in the daily coronavirus figures. "I don't think it's a case of a normal slowdown outside the tourism season, it's just the case that people are staying indoors." The government also intends to today implement a vaccine pass system, which will require proof of vaccination for people to enter pubs, clubs, casinos, restaurants, cinemas and large ticketed events. Over the weekend, Health Minister Natasha Fyles spoke about the strain the rising case numbers was putting on contact tracing teams.
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