Passengers held on cruise ship in France after gastroenteritis outbreak

The ship set sail from Belfast on Friday and is currently at a port in Bordeaux.

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.

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

One elderly passenger on vessel docked in Bordeaux has died and about 50 people have symptoms, say officials French authorities have confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew members to a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from suspected norovirus, officials have said. The Ambassador Cruise Line vessel carrying 1,233 passengers, most of them British or Irish, arrived in Bordeaux on Tuesday. One 90-year-old passenger had died and about 50 people had shown symptoms of the ...

By Agence France-Presse in Bordeaux

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

More than 1,700 passengers and crew have been confined on a cruise ship docked in the French city of Bordeaux after a 90-year-old passenger died from a suspected case of norovirus, a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis.

By FRANCE 24

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.

By TOI WORLD DESK

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.

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

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.

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....