Breaking At least 128 people have tested positive to COVID-19 on board the Australian MV Greg Mortimer ship, currently docked off the coast of Uruguay, with plans to evacuate 91 Australians later this week.
Australian and New Zealand citizens on board the coronavirus-hit MV Greg Mortimer ship will be flown home on an emergency medical flight later this week, as the number of confirmed cases on board jumps to 128.
The cost of the flight was likely to be approximately $15,000 per person, they added, but said they were seeking financial assistance from the government. "Ideally, we hope that these passengers will be allowed to finish their quarantine onshore once the Australians and New Zealanders are off the vessel," the statement continued.
Sydney residents Elesa and Phil Bennett are among 96 Australian citizens stuck on the MV Greg Mortimer."They're pretty much sitting ducks now," he said."My father is pretty old. He's in his 70s and they are high risk so I'm very worried about them." Ninety-six Australians are on board the ship, but the nationalities of those infected with COVID-19 have not been disclosed. Eighty-nine passengers and crew have tested negative.
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