Authorities have confirmed two people evacuated to Darwin from the Diamond Princess cruise ship yesterday have tested positive for coronavirus.
A 24-year-old South Australian woman who tested positive for the virus is being flown from Darwin to Royal Adelaide Hospital to be held in isolation, health authorities said.
The woman tested negative for the virus in Yokohama before flying to Australia, but alerted health authorities of flu-like symptoms on her arrival in Darwin.
South Australia's chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier described the woman's "mild symptoms" as including a sore throat and runny nose.
"That was why she was tested and the results came back very promptly," Dr Spurrier said.
"[The flight] will be an RFDS flight [from Darwin] supported by nursing staff, and it will arrive at Adelaide airport and be met by an SAAS patrol, and she'll be taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for assessment.
