The plane is expected to arrive on Friday at an air force base in Perth, near the 500-bed quarantine facility where the six will be required to stay for at least three weeks.
14 May 2026
Six hantavirus cruise passengers head to Australia
9:01 pm on 14 May 2026
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The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 11, 2026. Photo: JORGE GUERRERO / AFP
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