France confines over 1,700 passengers aboard cruise ship after suspected virus outbreak

around 50 people currently showing symptoms of a virus.

Operator Ambassador Cruise Line have said all 1,187 passengers and 514 crew members must remain on board while samples are tested at the Bordeaux University Hospital nearby.

Ambassador Cruise Line told the BBC that the passenger who had sadly passed away – a 92-year-old man – did not report symptoms continue reading …