People climb Uluru in Australia’s Northern Territory in October last year. The famous monolith was closed to visitors after a local indigenous group said interstate tourists travelling there during the coronavirus crisis might spread Covid-19 to vulnerable indigenous residents. Photo: Getty Images
Uluru closed to tourists after indigenous group blocks access road, fearing visitors will spread coronavirus
- Indigenous communities in Northern Territory who locked down for months protested about tourists from Brisbane, a declared coronavirus hotspot, visiting site
- Their spokeswoman said the travellers posed an unacceptable risk to indigenous groups’ health, prompting authorities to shut the national park where Uluru is
People climb Uluru in Australia’s Northern Territory in October last year. The famous monolith was closed to visitors after a local indigenous group said interstate tourists travelling there during the coronavirus crisis might spread Covid-19 to vulnerable indigenous residents. Photo: Getty Images