Howard Springs Quarantine Deaths to Be Examined

An inquest into the deaths of three people during forced quarantine at Howard Springs will examine the legality of their detention and adequacy of their care. David Hardy, 77, Raylene Dick, 50, and Karen Bading, 56, were all classified as deaths in custody. The trio had been diagnosed with or suspected to have COVID-19 and died in the nation’s largest quarantine facility in Darwin, Northern Territory (NT) during the Omicron wave between November 2021 and January 2022. Counsel assisting the coroner Patrick Coleridge said issues to do with their care during their time in the Centre for National Resilience (CNR) would be examined in the inquest...