Australia China Returnees from Hubei Province are isolated on remote islands Feb. 20:32
A charter aircraft carrying Australians who wished to return from Hubei Province in China arrived at an air force base in Western Australia shortly after 5 pm Japan time.
According to the Australian Government, there are 243 Australians and Australian permanent residents on the charter aircraft.
After being checked for physical condition, the passengers switched to another island and moved about 2,600 kilometers northwest of Perth, Western Australia's capital, to Christmas Island, where they were free of the new coronavirus. It will be quarantined for two weeks until confirmed.