‘Difficult’ mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine

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The Australian health minister announced that several individuals from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship will undergo quarantine in Western Australia. The affected passengers and crew members will face weeks of isolation to prevent spread of the virus.

Health minister Mark Butler says six people from MC Hondius plus flight crew from charter plane to be isolated for weeks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians and New Zealanders who were aboard the deadly hantavirus-hit cruise ship will undergo the first three weeks of their quarantine at the Bullsbrook national resilience centre, just outside Perth. The flight crew that brings them back to the country will have to join them, Australia’s health minister, Mark Butler, said. Continue reading...