Quarantine extended for hantavirus cruise ship passengers

About this episode

The quarantine period for six cruise ship passengers affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been extended until June 23.

Six people who were on a cruise ship that was hit by an outbreak of hantavirus have had their quarantine period in the outer Perth suburb of Bullsbrook extended until June 23.

Topics covered

• hantavirus
• quarantine
• cruise ship
• health outbreak
• Perth

Keywords

• hantavirus
• quarantine
• cruise ship
• Perth
• Bullsbrook

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Perth, Bullsbrook

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