Greg Mortimer: Australian, New Zealand passengers go into quarantine after arriving in Melbourne

More than 100 Australians and New Zealanders are beginning a 14-day quarantine period, after arriving in Melbourne on a charter flight from Uruguay.

Passengers from the Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer, get on a plane to be flown to Australia at the international airport in Montevideo, Uruguay. Source: AAP

Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne has thanked Uruguay's government for their assistance in facilitating the return of Australians and New Zealanders who have been stranded for more than two weeks aboard the coronavirus-infected Greg Mortimer cruise ship. 

The charter flight carrying 112 passengers - 96 Australians and 16 New Zealanders - arrived in Melbourne just before 7am on Sunday. 

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