Passengers from a cruise ship afflicted by the rare and deadly hantavirus have touched down in Australia before a three-week quarantine.

Four Australian citizens, one permanent resident and one New Zealander, who were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, landed at RAAF Base Pearce near Perth about 1pm AEST on Friday.

The group will be placed in quarantine at the Centre for National Resilience next to the base for at least three weeks.

#BREAKING : The flight carrying Australians evacuated from a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has landed in Perth.

Reporter Megan Birch is at the quarantine facility they will be sent to.

Watch 10 News Perth at 5pm for the full story.…