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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