Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest Northern Territory specific updates
17 March 2020 - Contact and hotline numbers
Advice
There is a dedicated COVID-19 national hotline number - 1800 020 080.
Call this line if you are seeking information on coronavirus (COVID-19). The national hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Testing
There is a dedicated COVID-19 hotline number for the NT for people who need to arrange testing only - 1800 008 002.
If you live in Darwin and need to arrange testing, please call the Public Health Unit on 8922 8044.
Mass gatherings
There is a dedicated COVID-19 mass gatherings hotline for the NT - 1800 518 055.
Call this line if you are seeking information regarding an upcoming mass gathering in the Northern Territory. All gatherings of more than 500 people are prevented and will need to be cancelled, postponed or modified to meet requirements. The NT Health COVID-19 Risk Assessment tool DOCX (66.0 KB) has been developed to assist event organisers to determine the level of clinical risk around proposed events.
Remote communities
There is a dedicated COVID-19 remote community travel hotline for the NT – 1800 518 189.
Call this line if you are seeking information regarding traveling to a remote community in the Northern Territory. NT remote communities have been closed to all non-essential travel in response to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 press conference 17 March 2020
Last updated: 10 March 2020