More than 1,000 passengers held on cruise after gastrointestinal illness outbreak

The ship, which set sail from Belfast on Friday, is at port in Bordeaux after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal illness.

France Bars 1,700 Cruise Passengers From Leaving Ship After Dozens Get Sick

Around 50 people so far have symptoms “consistent with an acute gastrointestinal infection” on the Ambassador Cruise Line ship Ambition.

By Jonathan Wolfe

France isolates over 1,700 people on cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

About 50 other people have shown symptoms of the virus, a form of gastroenteritis, on the Ambassador Cruise Line ship, currently docked in the southern French city of Bordeaux.

Six from hantavirus cruise ship leave Arrowe Park hospital to isolate at home

Passengers will now continue their 45 days of isolation at home, with health officials confirming they remain asymptomatic Six people who were on the cruise ship linked to an outbreak of hantavirus have left Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral to isolate at home, health officials have said. Passengers from the MV Hondius were taken to the Merseyside facility for checks by specialists. Continue reading...

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France confines over 1,700 passengers on cruise ship over gastroenteritis

The British ship docked in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux reports 49 suspected cases.

France: Cruise ship on lockdown over stomach bug outbreak

A stomach illness outbreak and the death of a man on board prompted authorities in Bordeaux to place a temporary disembarking ban on the ship.

France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 90-year-old dies

French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after an elderly passenger died, said officials, who played down any links to the hantavirus scare. Dozens also suffered from upset stomachs aboard the Ambition – most of whose 1,233 passengers are from Britain or Ireland – which arrived in the western port of Bordeaux on Tuesday, with 514 Indian crew members also on board. But health officials said there was no connection...

By Agence France-Presse

France: Cruise ship locked down over likely stomach flu outbreak

The #cruise ship Ambition arrived in #Bordeaux... and its passengers were stopped from disembarking, due to suspicions of a stomach flu outbreak aboard. One passenger has died, and about 50 others have shown symptoms. Authorities say it has no connection to the #hantavirus outbreak.

By FRANCE24

1,700 passengers held on cruise ship over potential acute stomach bug sickness

Cruise ship with 1,700 passengers onboard isolated after suspected norovirus death

Over 1,700 people are confined to a cruise ship in Bordeaux after a 90-year-old passenger died from a suspected norovirus infection. Approximately 50 others onboard are exhibiting symptoms of the highly contagious stomach bug. Health officials are implementing strict measures to prevent further spread of the virus.

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Hantavirus update: Is the cruise ship virus the next COVID? WHO says more cases ‘expected’

A hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship has placed 18 Americans under medical monitoring as the WHO confirms 11 cases and 3 deaths worldwide.

‘People are quite nervous’ – Irish passenger onboard cruise ship in France speaks out after suspected gastroenteritis outbreak

A passenger on a cruise ship currently being held in France due to a suspected norovirus outbreak has hit out a lack of information given to holidaymakers on board.

France Confines 1,700 On Cruise Ship After Suspected Norovirus Death

French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from a suspected norovirus, officials said.

1,700 kept on cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

French authorities have confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from a suspected novovirus, officials said.

More than 1,700 held on Bordeaux cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

Irish among 1,700 passengers confined on cruise ship after suspected norovirus death

A majority of the 1,233 passengers on the Ambition cruise ship are from Britain or Ireland.

Kiwi onboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship doesn't usually live in New Zealand

One New Zealand citizen left the ship before the outbreak was revealed, while another disembarked on Monday and is now being quarantined in Australia.

French Woman Hanging on by a Thread After Contracting Hantavirus on Cruise

The dreaded hantavirus has nearly claimed another life ... as a French woman is struggling, breathing through an artificial lung amid the MV Hondius cruise outbreak. According to her doctor, the unidentified woman is currently in critical condition…

By TMZ Staff

France confines 1,700 on cruise ship after alleged norovirus death

French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from a suspected norovirus, officials said....

More than 1,000 passengers held on cruise after gastrointestinal illness outbreak

More than 1,000 passengers are being held on a UK-operated cruise ship in France after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal sickness.

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