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Gatherings and work - Northern Territory

Updated on 19 September 2022, at 11:40 AET

Current restrictions

There is no limit to how many people can gather indoors or outdoors — but you should keep 1.5 metres from people you do not live with, where possible.

You should consider wearing a mask in crowded situations if you are aged 12 years and older.

Work

You no longer need to be vaccinated to work in certain settings in the Northern Territory. These setting include:

  • hospitals
  • residential aged care facilities
  • disability residential facilities
  • custodial correctional facilities
  • youth detention centres
  • shelters

For more information on restrictions in the Northern Territory, visit health.nt.gov.au/covid-19. You can also call the NT COVID-19 hotline on 1800 490 484, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:21pm (ACST).

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