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

The Guardian · May 13, 2026, 11:26 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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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 virus, French health officials said. Continue reading...

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