Chief Minister Michael Gunner told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Tuesday the Northern Territory would keep border restrictions in place for Aussie coronavirus hot spots for at least 18 months, stressing it’s important to protect the NT’s Aboriginal population.
Driving the news: Victoria declared a disaster last week. The state confirmed Tuesday another 331 infections, taking the total number of active cases to 7880, and 19 more deaths — equaling the national daily record it set the previous day. New South Wales (NSW) reported 22 new cases. The NT has three active cases. “We have got an indefinite ban on Victoria,” Gunner said. He couldn’t give a date on when the NT would ease restrictions on NSW capital Sydney as case numbers were “bubbling away.”