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Girl, 14, locked in Thai isolation hotel amid confusion over Qantas rules

Ms Foggo said the Australian consulate in Phuket called Savannah daily to check on her welfare. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it would not comment on individual cases due to privacy provisions.

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It is still unclear how Savannah and Mr Smith can return home after travelling to Thailand in late December believing it was safer to travel there than to the UK, US and even around Australia due to strict border policies.

As of Wednesday, the teenager continued to return positive rapid antigen test results, meaning she is unlikely to get the negative PCR result on Thursday she needs for her Singapore Airlines flight on Saturday.

The Australian government will accept passengers if they have no symptoms and are no longer contagious, but continue to test positive due to “viral shedding” if they provide a medical certificate obtained 14 days after their first positive…

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