'We are very concerned': 10 new cases recorded in the NT, Ali Curung to enter immediate lockdown
ABCHealth Minister Natasha Fyles says she is "very concerned" about the Northern Territory's COVID outbreak as case numbers in Tennant Creek — where vaccination rates remain low — continue to rise and another remote community has been plunged into lockdown. Key points: Seven new cases have been recorded in Tennant Creek The remote Aboriginal community of Ali Curung has entered a lockdown Health Minister Natasha Fyles says she is "very concerned" The lockdown in Tennant Creek is expected to be extended after 10 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Northern Territory in the past 24 hours. But Ms Fyles said testing will become "less relevant" as the Northern Territory moves into a new phase of COVID normal. Ms Fyles said there are now 10 positive cases from the December 12 flight, all of which remain in the Howard Springs quarantine centre and are "low risk to the Territory community".
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