The Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has declared the border will be closed to all Victorians.
Mr Gunner said the coronavirus crisis in Victoria is "out of control" and risked spreading beyond Melbourne.
"They don't know where it is coming from. Although the outbreaks are in certain suburbs of Melbourne, they are spread across the metropolitan area making them more difficult to contain," he said.
Mr Gunner said after a government review, the whole of Victoria had been classified as a hotspot.
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The Chief Minister said the NT hot spot border policy will take effect from July 17.
He said there were three main reasons behind the move: the escalating cases in Melbourne; extensive community transmission; the unacceptable risk of spread to regional areas.
"Melbourne is out-of-control. That makes it harder for the rest of Victoria to stay in control," he said.
"That is not a risk that we, in the Territory, are prepared to take."
The Victoria Government said there are 861 active coronavirus cases in the state.
But he did not rule out future bans on visitors from other states. And he said the situation in NSW was concerning for NT officials.
"This is a hard borders, the hot spots plan in action.
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"Hot spots will be declared where community transmission economists or where the threat of community transmission exists and travel through or from that community will present a danger to the Territory.
"Wherever the risk appears, whenever the risk appears, we will declare a hot spot.
"Right now, that's Victoria, but it could be anywhere in the future."
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