MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: The virus-stricken Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer will be allowed to dock in Montevideo and the passengers will be ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: The virus-stricken Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer will be allowed to dock in Montevideo and the passengers will be flown home, Uruguay's foreign ministry said on Wednesday .
"The docking of the Greg Mortimer cruise ship is initially scheduled for Friday afternoon. The objective is to have a sanitary cordon to Carrasco Airport," a Uruguayan navy statement said. Uruguay, which is assuming that everyone aboard has contracted the virus due to the lack of isolation measures deployed on the ship when the first cases emerged, had earlier said only those whose condition was life-threatening would be allowed off.Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed on Wednesday that authorities were working together to try to repatriate as many Australians as possible.
The Airbus A340 plane contracted to fly them home"is configured with medical facilities aboard... to look after the health and security of everyone," said Aurore.They must"wait until they test negative" before organising their repatriation via Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aurore said.
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