SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A total of 239 Australians evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan have been cleared of the coronavirus, with two remaining facing only a “minimal” chance that they have the virus, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Tuesday.
The 241 evacuees, who arrived on the Australian-run Christmas Island off Australia’s northwest coast on Tuesday, will remain quarantined for 14 days, the maximum incubation period for the virus.
“All travelers, I’m advised, have been examined, and there are no cases of confirmed coronavirus,” Hunt told reporters in Canberra.
“Fourteen were looked at more closely to ensure they were in an acceptable condition and they have now all been cleared