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Woman in NT quarantine facility tests positive for UK coronavirus strain
The UK strain of coronavirus has been detected in Darwin’s Howard Springs quarantine facility, with a 26-year-old woman who arrived in Australia from London testing positive for the more contagious strain of the virus.
Key points:
- The woman who tested positive returned to Australia from London on December 30
- NT health authorities today confirmed she had been infected with the UK strain of coronavirus
- Health authorities say no-one else on the flight has tested positive
It is the first time the virulent UK strain has been detected in the Northern Territory.
The woman arrived on a repatriation flight from London on December 30 and tested positive for coronavirus on December 31, but NT health authorities today confirmed the woman had tested…
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