The prime minister says an agreement has been reached with the Northern Territory government to expand the Howard Springs quarantine facility to 2,000 travellers a fortnight, up from 850. Scott Morrison says he expects the expansion to be ready by April or May for people on chartered flights. Other limits on international arrivals are likely to remain the same, he says

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