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NT coronavirus quarantine centre to host huge Christmas feast for returned Australians
Hundreds of Australians will spend this Christmas hunkered away from their families in quarantine, either stuck inside hotel rooms or isolated between the walls of their own homes.
Key points:
- More than 500 repatriated Australians will be in the Howard Springs quarantine centre on Christmas
- Health and catering teams have been busily preparing presents and meals for them
- Domestic hotspot arrivals in the same NT facility won’t have access to the same fare
But for more than 500 people recently repatriated to the Northern Territory from Europe and India, efforts are underway to give them the best Christmas possible under the conditions — from wrapped presents to plum pudding and fresh NT tiger prawns.
Teams from the National Critical Care and…
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