Australian passengers prepare to leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan, but some choose to stay behind

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Fifteen Australians will remain on a coronavirus-infected cruise ship to stay near family who have contracted the deadly disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 lives in China

The cruise ship evacuees will be kept separate from hundreds of people already in isolation at the facility, who were evacuated from the Chinese town where the virus originated.

Cabin crew of the Qantas flight will be subject to two weeks of home quarantine after returning from the rescue mission. There have been 15 cases of the virus in Australia, with eight people now recovered and the rest in a stable condition.Preparations for the evacuation of Australians were being finalised as hundreds of relieved passengers disembarked from the Diamond Princess after testing negative for the virus.

 

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