A plane carrying 142 British passengers from a coronavirus -stricken cruise ship has landed in the UK surrounded by ambulances.
The holidaymakers were flown home from the Grand Princess with the majority being asked to self-isolate at home. The ship had been stranded off the coast in San Francisco after one previous cruise passenger died and 21 people tested positive for coronavirus.After six days locked in their cabins, the Brits were flown home on a repatriation flight arranged by the Foreign Office.
The windowless Boeing 747 touched down at Birmingham Airport at 5pm on Wednesday and was immediately surrounded by ambulances and medical staff.
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