More evacuees to reach Christmas Island, as 14th Australian coronavirus case confirmed

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A second group of 35 stranded Australians is expected to land on Christmas Island after flying out of Wuhan.

The second group of Australians that were stranded in Wuhan is expected to arrive on Christmas Island on Thursday.

After briefly stopping in Brisbane for a crew change, they will join the 241 evacuees already undergoing a two-week quarantine process on the Indian Ocean island.So far, there have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus infection among the men, women and children already there. He travelled with three people who have been confirmed as having the virus, bringing the Australian total to 14 confirmed cases

The Japanese government has quarantined the vessel carrying 223 Australians among its 2666 guests and 1045 crew at Yokohama, south of Tokyo.

 

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