Up to 300 foreign Defence personnel believed to be quarantining at TraveLodge Resort in Darwin CBD
UP to 300 foreign military officials and their families are being quarantined at a Darwin CBD hotel, which the NT News understands to be the TraveLodge Resort Darwin on Cavenagh St
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UP to 300 foreign military officials and their families will be quarantined at a Darwin CBD hotel, which the NT News understands to be the TraveLodge Resort Darwin on Cavenagh St.
The gate to the Travelodge resort was today being guarded by Australian Defence Force personnel, with a number of uniformed soldiers visible in the car park.
An SUV delivering supplies, including bottled water and boxes of gloves, was swiped in through the front gate by a guard on duty.
A check of the hotel’s online booking system reveals that no vacancies are available at the resport before the end of the January.
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A Defence spokeswoman said “the hotel where Defence members and their families are staying” has been authorised as a suitable location for quarantining,” she said.
“All personnel will be regularly monitored during their period of quarantine by Australian medical professionals, including contracted civilian and Defence personnel.
“This monitoring includes daily temperature screening and welfare checks.”
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“The Howard Springs Quarantine facility has not been used so it remains available in the event of a large-scale emergency in the NT and to accommodate Australians returning from overseas, a national priority for the Australian Government.”
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