The plane carrying Australians who spent two weeks stranded on a cruise ship has landed, with reports up to 70 per cent could be sick. coronavirusau
Earlier, Victorian health authorities said a lot of passengers had been hit by the virus.
Passengers from the Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer get on the plane in Montevideo. Picture: Matilde Campodonico/APSource:AP The order to let thousands of passengers off the Ruby Princess is being investigated by NSW Police after at least a dozen people from the ship died of coronavirus.
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