‘Catastrophic failure’: Covid out of control in the NT, say Aboriginal groups

Territory government accused of failing to implement preprepared plans and urged to lock down central Australia

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Covid is out of control" in central Australia, representing a catastrophic failure" by the Northern Territory government to carry out its own emergency plans, according to the three biggest Aboriginal organisations in the NT.

The groups have accused the NT government of failing to adequately carry out emergency plans that had been made well in advance" of the current outbreak.