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As UK COVID variant spreads, Australia urgently needs more purpose-built quarantine stations, experts say
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Howard Springs near Darwin has been dubbed the gold standard of quarantine facilities in Australia.
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With yet another cluster of people in hotel quarantine this week testing positive for COVID-19 this time triggering a mass evacuation of Brisbane s Hotel Grand Chancellor epidemiologists are calling on the Government to urgently establish more purpose-built quarantine stations like the Northern Territory s Howard Springs, pointing to features like its well-spaced rooms, fresh air and staffing arrangements as a crucial line of defence against outbreaks.