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112 infected Aus & NZ cruise passengers reach Melbourne

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112 Australian and New Zealand passengers of the popular Antarctic cruise ship the Greg Mortimer, most of whom contracted the coronavirus, reached Melbourne on Sunday boarding a special flight from Uruguay. The plane with the infected passengers, including 96 Australians, boarded after a medical team in hazmat suits arrived. Thirteen of 16 New Zealanders were immediately transferred to a charter flight home.