Many indigenous groups are fearful Covid-19 outbreaks could badly hit remote communities. FMTNews
More than 395,000 people visited the Uluru park in the 12 months to June 2019.
Locals said they were blindsided by the arrival of 43 tourists on a flight from Brisbane, Queensland and decided to take action.“We asked for the national park to be closed,” he added. When that did not happen, “members of the community gathered at the park gate”.Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park said in a statement: “We have the utmost respect for Uluru-Kata Tjuta’s traditional owners and are continuing to work in good faith with them and all other parties to keep Mutitjulu residents safe.
Queensland has recorded just over 1,000 cases of the virus since the pandemic began and new cases have been relatively rare.
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