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France confines more than 1,700 people to cruise ship after suspected norovirus outbreak
UK NewsHealth•May 13, 2026 at 3:07 PMNational

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

By Jamie Grierson•The Guardian - UK News

About 50 people on vessel carrying mostly British and Irish passengers have symptoms, say officialsFrench authorities have confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew members to a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a suspected norovirus outbreak, officials have said.The vessel, Ambition, which is carrying 1,233 passengers, most of them British or Irish nationals, arrived in Bordeaux on Tuesday. About 50 people had shown symptoms of the virus, French health officials said. Continue reading...

About 50 people on vessel carrying mostly British and Irish passengers 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 suspected norovirus outbreak, officials have said.

The vessel, Ambition, which is carrying 1,233 passengers, most of them British or Irish nationals, arrived in Bordeaux on Tuesday. About 50 people had shown symptoms of the virus, French health officials said.

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