Australians and New Zealanders who were stranded on board the Greg Mortimer cruise ship have arrived in Melbourne and will now undergo a 14-day quarantine
Aurora Expeditions confirmed this week 128 of 217 people on board, nearly 60 per cent, had tested positive for the coronavirus.All are in a stable condition and Uruguay's foreign ministry told AFP three Australians who received hospital treatment were allowed to fly home as they were in sufficiently good health to travel.
However, the Foreign Affairs Department said on Friday a total of five Australians had been evacuated from the Greg Mortimer and hospitalised in Montevideo. "We have intensive care beds, doctors are available and we are not putting the care of our population at risk," Ms Rando told the Associated Press.one person on board had tested positive to the virus
The Greg Mortimer departed on 15 March on a voyage to Antarctica and South Georgia when their adventure was cut short on March 20 due to the nearest South American countries - Argentina and Chile - closing their borders and imposing lockdowns.
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