Five virus tests for Aussie ship evacuees

By Daniel McCulloch and Rebecca Gredley
Updated February 18 2020 - 4:03pm, first published 4:01pm
Australian evacuees quarantined on Christmas Island returned after a 14 day isolation period.
Australian evacuees quarantined on Christmas Island returned after a 14 day isolation period.

The Australians preparing to be evacuated from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan will be tested for the illness five times before bunkering down for 14 days at a facility near Darwin.

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