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Repatriation flight for passengers from Australian COVID-19 infected cruise leaves Montevideo

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Montevideo, Apr 10 (EFE/EPA).- The 112 passengers evacuated from the Australian ship Greg Mortimer on Friday boarded a flight back to Australia from Ecuador after the ship docked at a Montevideo port earlier on the same day.The Chancellery and the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) of Uruguay are carrying out the evacuation of 112 Australian and New Zealand passengers from the ship Greg Mortimer, with at least 60 percent onboard infected with coronavirus, in order to start their repatriation to Australia.Uruguayan Foreign Minister Ernesto Talvi confirmed that the rest of the cruise ship's occupants will remain in quarantine on the ship. (Camera: ALEJANDRO PRIETO).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHIP GREG MORTIMER AT A MONTEVIDEO PORT; THE TRANSFER OF THE PASSENGERS ON A BUS TO THE CARRASCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR MONTEVIDEO; AND THE DEPARTURE OF THE REPATRIATION FLIGHT.

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