Rush to prepare island for virus evacuees

Updated January 30 2020 - 10:08pm, first published 10:05pm
A second coronavirus case has been confirmed in Queensland, bringing the Australian total to nine.
A second coronavirus case has been confirmed in Queensland, bringing the Australian total to nine.

A team of 24 medical professionals are bound for Christmas Island to deal with Australian coronavirus evacuees who face isolation in a bid to protect the mainland from the deadly disease.

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