A charter flight carrying 112 Australians and New Zealanders who were on board the Greg Mortimer cruise ship has arrived in Melbourne
Aurora Expeditions confirmed this week 128 of 217 people on board, nearly 60 per cent, had tested positive for the coronavirus but all were asymptomatic.
Uruguay had originally refused to let passengers off the cruise ship but later sent medical teams on board and monitored the situation via WhatsApp.Greg Mortimer: Passengers to be evacuated on medical flight as number of coronavirus cases on board grows , with passengers fearing an outbreak after a number of passengers and crew members began showing symptoms.
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