The plane will return on Saturday morning to Darwin, where those on board will be transported to the Howard Springs quarantine facility just outside the city. NT health officials are preparing for 10 per cent of the passengers on Saturday's flight to be infected - five times more than repatriation flights from other countries. Three flights are expected to land in Darwin from India during May and early June. That will push Howard Springs' population to about 1,200 people and on track to 2,000 by the end of June. About 490 people are quarantining at Howard Springs, where the number of people with coronavirus has fallen to five from more than 50 two weeks ago.

Source: The Nation May 14, 2021 00:11 UTC