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Hundreds of foreign military staff heading to NT quarantine before defence training rotation
Northern Territory health authorities say a couple of hundred foreign military personnel and their families will arrive in the Territory this month, but will quarantine in a separate facility from repatriated Australians.
Key points:
- The group consists of between 200-250 military staff from several countries
- They will quarantine in a separate facility from repatriated Australians
- It comes almost six months after a group of US marines tested positive to COVID-19
The military staff, between 200 and 250, are arriving in Australia to take part in training with the Australian Defence College throughout January.
NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said there were a number of different militaries involved but would not clarify which specific nations,…
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