A police investigation is under way at the Howard Springs quarantine facility following reports several people absconded in the early hours of the morning.
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services told NCA NewsWire the operation was ongoing and headcounts of those staying at the facility were under way.
The number of individuals involved in the escape is yet to be confirmed.
A large number of police are at the scene and masked officers have established checkpoints to search vehicles in the area.
The incident is the second time in a week that a returned traveller has escaped from quarantine at Howard Springs. Just last week a 27-year-old male allegedly absconded from the facility and was later found by police on Darwin’s main strip.
In January, a 33-year old woman scaled the fence and walked off but was located by police within 15 minutes.
The Centre for National Resilience is housing people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak in the Katherine region in addition to returned travellers.
NT health authorities on Monday confirmed a man in his 30s who arrived on a repatriation flight from South Africa had tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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