Australians evacuated from China and held in quarantine on Christmas Island have returned to the mainland after being cleared of coronavirus.
The 241 people were flown out of virus epicentre Wuhan two weeks ago amid fears they could contract the potentially deadly virus.
The flight touched down in Perth at 5:20pm on Monday, the ABC reports. Evacuees will be taken on to Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane. “On the trip on the little buses here to the airport everyone was very happy and were looking out for crabs,” he said. Australian evacuees who were quarantined on Christmas Island get off a plane in Sydney after being cleared of the disease. Picture: AAP Image/Steven SaphoreOn Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced another 209 Australians quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan would be evacuated and face 14 days of quarantine at a former workers’ village outside Darwin.
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