More than 1,700 confined on cruise ship in Bordeaux after suspected norovirus death – Europe live

Around fifty people aboard the boat have shown symptoms of the virus, reports say

The cruise operator, Ambassador Cruise Line, has just confirmed to the Guardian that “a number of guests and crew onboard Ambition have displayed or are displaying symptoms consistent with gastrointestinal illness” during their 14-night trip of western France and Spain.

A number of people have reported experiencing symptoms of a stomach bug following the ship’s departure from Liverpool, it said.