Albanese Says Quarantined Hantavirus Passengers Doing Well

The passengers were transferred directly to a quarantine facility in Western Australia after returning to Australia on May 15.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese takes questions during a television interview at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 13, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

Australian and New Zealand residents quarantined after returning from the hantavirus-affected cruise ship MV Hondius are in good health, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

“Everyone is well and it’s a good thing. It was a difficult task to take people from the other side of the world to bring them here,” Albanese told reporters in Perth.