Article 5S5PG NT communities of Binjari and Rockhole in hard lockdown as Covid outbreak expected to worsen

NT communities of Binjari and Rockhole in hard lockdown as Covid outbreak expected to worsen

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Australian Defence Force called in to help with transferring positive cases and close contacts

The Northern Territory's Covid-19 outbreak is expected to grow beyond currently locked down areas after nine new cases were detected in the remote community of Binjari, about 320km south of Darwin.

Binjari and nearby Rockhole have been placed into strict lockdown in response to the outbreak, and the Australian Defence Force has been called in to help with transferring positive cases and close contacts.

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