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US marine quarantining in Darwin ahead of military training exercise tests positive for coronavirus
A US marine has been taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 while in quarantine in Darwin.
Key points:
- The 21-year-old is asymptomatic but has been taken to Royal Darwin Hospital
- He recently arrived in the Northern Territory as part of the MRF-D training exercise
- About 2,200 participating personnel are expected to arrive in Darwin by June
The 21-year-old recently arrived in Australia as part of the 2021 Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) — a training exercise that will see about 2,200 personnel rotate through Darwin by June.
Health authorities say the man was among the first group of about 200 marines to arrive, with soldiers touching down in Darwin on Thursday before entering quarantine at RAAF Base Darwin.
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