The trio had tested negative and do not appear to have come into contact with other people during the run The teens from a remote community in the Northern Territory had been quarantined because they had been in close contact with of people infected with Covid-19.
Howard Spring’s quarantine facilities play an important role in managing the novel coronavirus epidemic, as they welcome people affected by the largest outbreak declared in the Northern Territory, in the city of Katherine, as well as the passengers of repatriation flights. So much so that the flight of three residents caused a massive deployment of the police to find them.
The 15, 16 and 17-year-olds escaped at dawn on Wednesday morning by climbing a fence. However, the police believe their run presents only “a low risk” to the community.
During a press conference, the local authorities admitted to being confronted with “a complicated cohort with complex needs”. “This is the first time that we have had to use the center for a large number of people from aboriginal communities, but it will undoubtedly not be the last time”, conceded the Chief Minister for the Territory of the North Michael Gunner . He also admitted that isolation in quarantine “was very difficult for some people used to being close to their family and their community.”
On Monday, authorities confirmed that a thirty-something repatriated from South Africa and in quarantine in Howard Spring was infected with the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2.
The new leak of quarantine residents comes two days after the escape of a 27-year-old man who then went to a nightclub in the city. He had subsequently tested negative for the virus.
In the Netherlands on Sunday evening, a couple was arrested after fleeing from a hotel where passengers positive for Covid-19 had been quarantined.
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