A chartered plane carrying Australian and New Zealand residents from the coronavirus-hit Greg Mortimer cruise ship stranded off the Uruguayan coast is expected to land in Melbourne on Sunday.
More than 100 Australian and New Zealand residents aboard a coronavirus-hit cruise liner anchored off the coast of Uruguay are expected to fly into Melbourne over Easter.
Of the more than 200 people on the vessel, 96 are Australian passengers and crew, and roughly 16 are New Zealand citizens. Uruguay's foreign ministry said those remaining on the ship would be bussed to the airport, escorted by local police.Medical personnel would also accompany them on the repatriation flight, with the company footing the bill for the journey under insurance.
The Greg Mortimer departed on 15 March on a voyage to Antarctica and South Georgia but has been docked off the coast of Montevideo for multiple weeks.
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