Coronavirus alert for more than 170 passengers on Melbourne flight

More than 170 passengers on a flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast are on high alert after 2 people on the plane were diagnosed with coronavirus, as the third Victorian diagnosis emerged. Tigerair is contacting all 171 other passengers who were on flight TT566 from Melbourne Jan 27. "Based on medical advice we have received, the risk of contracting coronavirus is low for passengers who travelled on this aircraft in subsequent days," a Tigerair spokeswoman said. "However, we have taken the precautionary measure of cleaning this aircraft today." A 44-year-old passenger on the plane, who is a Chinese national and has tested positive to the disease, is being treated at Gold Coast University Hospital. He was travelling with 8 people, including children, when he began to feel unwell on the flight. <br/>