Northern Territory OPENS its borders to fully-vaccinated travellers – here are all the rules
- Northern Territory reopens borders to fully vaccinated arrivals from interstate
- Must get Covid test 72 hours before arrival, get tested again days three and six
- Travellers not required to go into quarantine or isolate while waiting for results
- They must stay in high vaccination areas, such as Darwin or Alice Springs
- Unvaccinated travellers remain banned from arriving into the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory has opened its borders to travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as quarantine requirements for arrivals end.
Travellers now have to return a negative PCR test taken within three days of their arrival in the territory.
They also need to get retested within three days of arriving and again on their sixth day in the NT.
Unvaccinated travellers have been barred, with only returning residents exempt.
The Northern Territory welcomed back fully vaccinated travellers from interstate on Monday
Travellers will need to show proof they are vaccinated or evidence they are ineligible for the jab.
Tests are free at NT government coronavirus testing facilities and travellers are not required to isolate while they wait for the results.
Authorities are also handing out free rapid antigen test kits at the airport for use at home if people develop symptoms.
![The Northern Territory has reopened its domestic borders, just in time for Christmas](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/20/00/51999259-10327283-image-a-35_1639959996247.jpg)
The Northern Territory has reopened its domestic borders, just in time for Christmas
Arrivals must stay in high vaccination areas, such as Darwin and Alice Springs.
The are also required to download the G2G Now app and complete location check-ins when ordered.
Most travellers are banned from dozens of remote communities where vaccination rates remain below 80 per cent.
Unvaccinated people who try to get into the territory will be turned away and could face a fine of more than $5000.
Those allowed in must quarantine at their own expense for 14 days.
![Travellers must remain in high vaccination areas for the first two wees before venturing into remote parts of the Northern Territory (pictured Kakadu National Park)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/20/00/51999581-10327283-image-a-34_1639959902087.jpg)
Travellers must remain in high vaccination areas for the first two wees before venturing into remote parts of the Northern Territory (pictured Kakadu National Park)
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