'We have not received official clearance': Preparations begin in Darwin as second flight from Wuhan delayed

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'We have not received official clearance': Preparations begin in Darwin as second flight from Wuhan delayed
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The next coronavirus evacuees from Wuhan to Australia have reportedly been delayed after their flight failed to receive official clearance to land in Wuhan.

Passengers will be sent to the Manigurr-ma Village at Howard Springs, 30km from Darwin, with Christmas Island unable to house another couple of hundred evacuees.

A government media release on Friday said they would be screened before boarding the plane in China and continuously monitored by medical staff during the flight. Anyone found to be unwell on arrival at Darwin will be taken directly to the hospital where they will be quarantined, according to the joint statement from Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, Health Minister Greg Hunt and Australia's Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy.Professor Murphy said those staying at the Howard Springs facility were unlikely to become infectious and their health would be closely monitored.

"It is important people living in and around Howard Springs know the novel coronavirus can only be transmitted by close contact with an infectious person and cannot be spread through the air," he said.

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