COVID isolation rule change 'too early' for 'vulnerable' Aboriginal communities, says NT Aboriginal health boss

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The Northern Territory's peak Aboriginal health body criticises national cabinet's decision to scrap mandatory COVID isolation rules, while local hospitality businesses welcome it.

of the NT's population, yet they have comprised the vast majority of COVID patients in Territory hospitals.

"With the [COVID] numbers slowly declining here in the Northern Territory, it's giving our clinicians an opportunity to start to address those patients with other chronic illnesses," he said. "As with any infectious illness, it remains important that all Territorians stay home if feeling sick or experiencing COVID symptoms, so that they don't pass on their illness to others," he said in a statement.

John Dujmovic, manager at Fiddlers Green Irish Pub in Darwin, said dropping isolation rules for people who test positive to COVID was "the best thing that's ever happened".

 

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If they wanted to get the jabs they would’ve by now. The majority of em couldn’t even spell vulnerable. 🙄

Utterly Daft, and just going to ensure that the Immunocompromised stay hiding, or die faster. Is the 'plan' to have more Immunocompromised so more die faster? From LongCovid ? Or to kill off those whom have been sheltering in place, by not isolating the Infected, Utterly Daft

So cashless debit card no, but covid isolation yes!

The only THING it is helping is the government not having to pay covid payments

Which is what you published before nationalcabinet met. NOT. Now they’ve met, you’ve decided to do the token thing rather than admit it has been an indigenous health issue all along. ThisisNotJournalism

Which is what you published before nationalcabinet met. Now they’ve met, you’ve decided to do the token thing rather than admit it has been an indigenous health issue all along. ThisisNotJournalism

What are the vax rates in the NT for these vulnerable people?

Nobody cares about Covid anymore. It was one big knee jerk reaction from incompetent 'experts' and corrupt leaders The unvaccinated didn't die, they got a runny nose. A box of tissues and 2 panadols is all most people needed

Stop it.

Keep them isolated then...

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