The first Australians evacuated from China's coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan arrive back on the Australian mainland after completing their mandatory 14 days of quarantine.
Strict quarantine conditions saw the evacuees separated into three different compounds in the detention centre and further divided into family groups, with instructions not to come closer than 1.5 metres to other evacuees.
Today that first group of evacuees to arrive on Christmas Island were driven to the airport aboard several small buses before boarding three charter flights back to the Australian mainland.The deadly coronavirus is spreading across the globe, with no end in sight — here is a timeline of key events so far and what to expect next.
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