A specially-fitted out plane has been chartered to fly home 96 Australians stranded on an Antarctic cruise ship.
Australians who have been stranded on a coronavirus-infected cruise ship off Uruguay will be flown home on a specially fitted-out charter flight in the coming days.Nearly 100 Australians have been stuck on the Greg Mortimer off Uruguay for nearly two weeks128 passengers have tested positive to COVID-19
The cost per passenger is about $15,000, and the cruise ship operator wants the Federal Government to help with expenses. The Antarctic cruise ship Greg Mortimer, which sailed with more than 200 passengers on board, has been anchored off Uruguay's capital Montevideo since March 27. Local authorities have refused to let it dock because of the number of ill people on board. Nearly 60 per cent of those on board have tested positive to COVID-19, with six evacuated to medical facilities in Montevideo.Coronavirus update: Follow the latest news in our daily wrap.Earlier this week, a 75-year-old Australian woman was taken to Montevideo for tests and was reported to be in a critical but stable condition.
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