<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The five Australians and one New Zealander who were </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/hantavirus-australian-cruise-ship-passengers-returning-home/3ef5e8c8-831f-4970-83e7-ddc426e59c3a" rel="" target="" title="on board the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius"><span>on board the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius</span></a><span> will spend an extra three weeks in quarantine, Health Minister Mark Butler has confirmed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The group will remain in quarantine at the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bullsbrook-perth-quarantine-centre-where-hantavirus-cruise-ship-passengers-will-stay/0d39607f-c907-46d9-a9df-9bdf194e67cd" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bullsbrook Centre for National Resilience"><span>Bullsbrook Centre for National Resilience</span></a><span>, located north of Perth, for another 21 days due to the risk of transmission up to 42 days after incubation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There have been two new reports of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/hantavirus-outbreak-symptoms-transmission-risks-everything-you-need-know-explained/52a07cc8-8f6d-405b-a7a6-efd9a2aa6f03" rel="" target="" title="hantavirus"><span>hantavirus</span></a><span> among the passengers and crew members who have returned to their 23 countries of origin.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/so-called-isis-bride-arrested-and-charged-with-terrorism-offences/3f777b7e-ef3a-4c1a-bd85-996697d30d0c" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne 'ISIS bride' charged with terrorism offences"><strong><span>Melbourne 'ISIS bride' charged with terrorism offences</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-politics-live-updates-tax-reform-latest-news-headlines/065f4df1-d131-4f26-8497-a911a08b7ae5"><strong><span>'Largest legal claim ever': Government's $2b lawsuit</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Butler said a crew member tested positive in the Netherlands and a passenger tested positive in Spain.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A total of three people have died following the outbreak on the Dutch-flagged ship, which was stranded off the coast of Cape Verde for days amid an international medical response.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/hantavirus-update-australians-in-quarantine-to-stay-for-three-extra-weeks/bd24ad53-9239-471a-9b60-55d270c93f7d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Due to the continued risk, Butler advised the group remain in quarantine until June 23.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The passengers have been informed about the advice and the decision of the government," Butler said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They remain well. They've only been tested again in the last 24-36 hours or so and all six have again tested negative.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But the cases overseas and the advice, not just of our public health officials but of the World Health Organisation, indicate that does not mean that the risk of testing positive sometime in the future during that 42-day incubation period has not passed."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gus-lamont-police-update-may-28-missing-child/09a3a373-4b54-4193-ba98-11d99c68cc0b" target="_blank" title="Police to provide update on Gus Lamont case as search continues"><strong><span>Police to provide update on Gus Lamont case as search continues</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The six have been undergoing full medical checks, including blood work, which will be flown to Melbourne for processing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All passengers tested negative for Hantavirus when they left the Netherlands and have been in good health.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Of the five passengers who live in Australia, three are residents of NSW, and two of Queensland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was the first-ever case of a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, according to Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Butler previously said the government was taking a precautionary approach, emphasising that human-to-human transmission of the virus was extremely rare.</span></div></div>