Quarantined Australians will wake up in their own bed this morning after spending two weeks in isolation on Christmas Island. 9News
About 35 people remain on the island for another flight on Wednesday.
The ship - which has had more than 450 cases confirmed, including at least 16 Australians - has been quarantined at the port of Yokohama for more than two weeks. Prime Minister Scott Morrison sympathised with the Australians stuck on the ship, saying he understood they would be frustrated at the thought of another two weeks in quarantine.
The Australians on board must pass a coronavirus test before they can be brought home, and elderly people will be given priority in the evacuation.
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