Breaking: After being evacuated from Wuhan and spending two weeks in quarantine, the 96 Sydney-based Australian citizens and permanent residents are finally home | TheMattBungard
It was the sweetest homecoming of all for 96 Sydney-based Australian citizens and permanent residents, who had been quarantined on Christmas Island for a fortnight after leaving China's Hubei Province.
"It was a great experience, we feel a lot of gratitude for what people did for us. We had a lot of support.""I had a regular lifestyle and routine, I was exercising every day and reading books.""In Wuhan, it was very difficult - I wasn't afraid, my parents are still there - so I pray for them in this difficult period."
The Sydneysiders were among the 200 plus passengers returning to major cities around Australia from Christmas Island.Mr Huang was in Xinjiang with his family before a "tedious" stopover in Wuhan.
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