Northern Territory quarantine breaches mount, angering authorities

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Police slap seven more Territorians with coronavirus fines days after the Northern Territory recorded its first case of the virus since April 6.

Northern Territory Police say people "aren't getting the message" about coronavirus risks after another series of "utterly unacceptable" quarantine breaches.The NT's quarantine system allows interstate arrivals to self-isolate in their homes, unless they are from a hotspotPolice slapped seven people with $1,106 fines after they failed to self-quarantine or follow exemption conditions.its first locally diagnosed coronavirus case since April 6.

A 43-year-old woman arrived in the Northern Territory on Tuesday and flew to Gapuwiyak to undertake quarantine, against the direction of health authorities, police said.

 

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