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France confines more than 1,700 on cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

France confines more than 1,700 on cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

Summary

French officials have confined over 1,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a 90-year-old passenger died from a suspected norovirus infection. About 50 people on the ship showed symptoms of this highly contagious stomach illness, which causes vomiting and diarrhea.

Key Facts

  • More than 1,700 people were confined on the cruise ship in Bordeaux, France.
  • The ship is operated by Ambassador Cruise Line and is named Ambition.
  • A 90-year-old passenger died from a suspected norovirus infection.
  • About 50 people on the ship showed symptoms of norovirus.
  • Norovirus is a contagious illness causing vomiting and diarrhea.
  • The ship had passengers mainly from Britain and Ireland.
  • The cruise started from the Shetland Islands on May 6 and stopped in Belfast, Liverpool, and Brest before reaching Bordeaux.
  • Bordeaux was the ship’s last stop before it planned to sail to Spain.
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