Qantas plane carrying Australians from caronavirus epicentre reaches Exmouth A plane carrying hundreds of Australians from Wuhan, China has touched down at Learmonth, near Exmouth. Australian citizens evacuated from Chinese city Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, have landed in Western Australia’s north before being quarantined on Christmas Island. A Qantas flight carrying more than 240 Australians landed at the RAAF Base Learmonth, near Exmouth, just after 4pm local time on Monday. They are set to be transported by smaller military aircraft to Christmas Island, where they will remain for at least 14 days. It’s anticipated the passengers could be accommodated overnight in Exmouth after their departure was delayed by about six hours. WA Health Minister Roger Cook said it would likely take considerable time for the passengers to be assessed once they landed at Learmonth. “My understanding is the federal government is anticipating that scenario and […]