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Howard Springs – the Covid-19 Quarantine “Gold Standard” Paradise – Fields Multiple Escape Attempts

This past week saw Australia’s “gold-standard” for Covid-19 quarantine facilities come under fire after multiple escape attempts and a damning insider report.

On November 30, three teenagers attempted to escape the facility. In a 9 News Australia clip, reporter Davina Smith claims that “three people have escaped from the Howard Springs COVID Quarantine facility.” This news came just days after a 27-year old, who was negative for Covid-19, scaled the fence and escaped into a waiting vehicle.

Australia Quarantines 38+ Citizens in Covid-19 Camp “Howard Springs.” Could the U.S. Ever Implement Similar Methods?

Australia’s Northern Territory has experienced a recent uptick in Covid-19 in the poorer regions of Katherine. Residents of the small communities Binjari and Rockhole were placed on an extended hard lockdown of two weeks following 9 new positive cases in the Territory – which brings the region’s total count to 35.

This was a blow to these two small communities who had already been dealing with a two-day lockdown and extended power outages.

Some have questioned the wisdom of the move given that Covid-19 often spreads indoors. The Northern Territory’s Deputy Chief Health Officer, Dr. Charles Pain, says he is bracing for even more cases as authorities ramp up testing efforts.