Australians Set to Leave on Second Flight From Wuhan to Be Quarantined in Northern Territory

Australians Set to Leave on Second Flight From Wuhan to Be Quarantined in Northern Territory
Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a media conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Jan. 15, 2020. Rohan Thomson/Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday that its evacuees on a second Qantas-assisted evacuation flight out of the coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be quarantined at a disused construction workers village in the Northern Territory.

Morrison told reporters in Townsville that the government is in consultation with the local community to finalize arrangements.

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