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Tess Ikonomou

INSANE: Quarantine extended for passengers after virus outbreak - The Real Truth

A group will remain in quarantine at the Perth facilities for longer than initially expected. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

A group of Australian residents and one New Zealander have had their quarantine period extended after being caught up in a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.

Health Minister Mark Butler announced on Thursday the six people who have been in isolation at the National Resilience Facility in Western Australia since mid-May after three fellow passengers died of the virus.

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