Christmas plans under threat for Territorians forced to wait 'days and days' for COVID test results after borders reopen
Family likely to cancel trip after four-day wait for test results
The whole family, who are fully vaccinated, got tested on Friday afternoon as part of their application to leave the lockdown area and continue their trip. Ms Kariotis, her husband and two children have been confined to this caravan for four days while waiting for their COVID test results. "The COVID hotline themselves, they can't tell us anything – they don't even know how we can apply, once we get our results, to actually leave."
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