Foreign Defence personnel quarantined in CBD hotel to be released today

DEFENCE personnel from ‘multiple countries around the world’ who are quarantining in a Darwin hotel are set to be released today.

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DEFENCE personnel from “multiple countries around the world” who are quarantining in a Darwin hotel are set to be released today.

The officials and their families arrived on January 4, and were required to quarantine for two weeks before taking part in training with the Australian Defence College.

The group has been staying at the Travelodge in Darwin’s CBD instead of at the Howard Springs quarantine facility.

Up to 300 foreign military officials and their families were quarantined at the Travelodge Resort Darwin on Cavenagh St. Picture: Che Chorley

However, two people from the cohort were moved to the Royal Darwin Hospital after testing positive to COVID-19 last week, with all of their close contacts being moved to Howard Springs.

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The group is the first of several to arrive in Darwin this month and quarantine before training.