Health
Extra NT health workers to fight COVID-19 – 7NEWS.com.au
Extra NT health workers will help screen staff and visitors at public health facilities and interstate arrivals to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Northern Territory government will employ an extra 100 frontline health workers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The extra workers will allow for ongoing border screening of passengers arriving from interstate, screen staff and visitors at public health facilities and help manage people in supervised quarantine.
They will also be trained in contact tracing.
“We know there is no vaccine, there is no cure, and COVID-19 has no end date,” Health Minister Natasha Fyles said.
“Our frontlin…
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