Australian and New Zealand travellers caught up in the hantavirus outbreak will undergo three weeks’ quarantine north-east of Perth, part of compulsory orders to be issued by the federal government.
The health minister, Mark Butler, said four Australians citizens and one permanent resident would be taken from Perth to the Bullsbrook quarantine facility, next to the Pearce air force base. The group will be accompanied by one New Zealand citizen who will undergo quarantine in Australia.
