Passengers From ‘V-i-rus-H-i-t’ Cruise Ship Suddenly Arrive in Australia — And One Disturbing Detail Is Raising Alarm
The flight carrying the hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers home to Australia has now landed.
The repatriation flight touched down as expected at RAAF Base Pearce, northeast of Perth on Friday.
The six passengers will now head straight to a largely unused 500-bed quarantine facility built in Bullsbrook during the COVID-19 pandemic.
They are so far testing negative for the deadly virus, but will continue to be monitored at the facility over the next few weeks.
Hantavirus cruise ship passengers arrive in Australia
The flight carrying the hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers home to Australia has now landed.
The repatriation flight touched down as expected at RAAF Base Pearce, northeast of Perth on Friday.
The six passengers will now head straight to a largely unused 500-bed quarantine facility built in Bullsbrook during the COVID-19 pandemic.
They are so far testing negative for the deadly virus, but will continue to be monitored at the facility over the next few weeks.
Driver in critical condition after car rolls onto train track
A driver is fighting for life after a single-vehicle crash on the Sunshine Coast.
His car crashed and rolled onto a railway way track near Nambour Connection Rd at Kulangoor about 7.46am on Friday.
He suffered critical injuries in the crash.
Nambour Connection Rd is blocked in both directions, and disruptions to the rail network are expected for several hours while forensic examinations take place and the tracks are cleared.
Investigations into the crash are ongoing.
