The Northern Territory has reported a new confirmed case of coronavirus for the first time since April 6.
The case is in a Darwin local in their 30s who returned to the Territory from a virus hotspot in Melbourne.
NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said the Darwin man had quarantined in Melbourne after returning from overseas, and then spent time with family in one of the city's hotspots.
"People will be anxious hearing this, but can I assure Territorians that this individual followed all the precautions," she said.
"This is a returned traveller and all the precautions have been followed so there is a very low risk to the community."
She said the man had flown to Darwin via Brisbane on Monday and returned a positive test result for coronavirus last night.
"We will be getting in touch with some of those on the Brisbane-to-Darwin flight as we look into this," she said.
The NT's Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie said it was not possible to maintain appropriate physical distancing on a plane, but that the risks were still "relatively low" for passengers.
The NT had eradicated coronavirus in clinical terms late last month, having gone four weeks since the most recent case recovered.
It had been 60 days since the last confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Northern Territory.
More to come.
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