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A US marine has tested positive to coronavirus in Darwin after arriving in the city a few days ago on a charter flight.
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July 10, 202012:02pm
US marine has tested positive to coronavirus in Darwin. Source: Supplied
A US marine has tested positive to coronavirus in Darwin.
Health Minister Natasha Fyles said the 21-year-old Marine arrived in the city a few days ago on a charter flight.
She said the Marine had very minimal contact with any residents after he travelled through the military side of Darwin airports to the Robinson barracks.
“The man has been in quarantine since his arrival in Darwin on 8 July,” NT chief minister, Michael Gunner told reporters.
US Marines have been screened and tested for COVID-19 upon arrival in Australia. Source: Supplied
“Complying with the current guidelines, the man has been in quarantine on barracks in Darwin since arrival. He has had no contact with the public.
“The man is now under the care of Royal Darwin Hospital in isolation.”
It brings the number of active cases in the Northern Territory to two.
All 32 cases of COVID-19 in the NT are related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.