A Norwegian cruise ship has been denied permission to dock in Mauritius over fears of an abnormal cholera outbreak on board.
On Sunday, local authorities denied permission for the Norwegian Dawn vessel, which has 2,184 passengers and 1,026 groups on board, to get entry to the Mauritius capital of Port Louis, mentioning “ability health dangers.”
The delivery came on a 12-day itinerary from Cape Town, South Africa, to Port Louis that started on Feb. 13.
The Mauritius Ports Authority said Sunday that samples had been taken from at least 15 passengers on board. These passengers had been positioned in isolation on board the vessel “because of the kingdom in their fitness,” the port authority stated, in step with a Google translation.
“As the test results will handiest be recognized in about 48 hours, passengers who have been due to board the ‘Norwegian Dawn’ and begin their cruise from Mauritius these days will not be capable of doing so due to health risks. They must be relocated to be had motel institutions,” the port authority stated.
A spokesperson for the U.S.-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
said Sunday that “a small wide variety of visitors experienced slight signs of a belly-related infection” at some stage in Norwegian Dawn’s South Africa voyage.
On returning to the Louis Port, the spokesperson said the vessel’s control group met with the local authorities to assure them that precautionary measures were being taken to ensure the health of all.
Multiple media stores said the stomach contamination on board the delivery changed into suspected cholera.
“It is our top priority to take care of the health and safety of our guests, crew, and the locations we go to. We perform at the best public health and sanitation standards and encourage our visitors to practice top hygiene and to record any infection-related signs to the onboard scientific crew at once,” the spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings said.
“Additionally, we’ve improved our sanitation strategies aboard the ship as a part of our ordinary measures to ensure a secure environment for all on board and could retain any essential measures to guard our visitors, crew, and locations we visit,” they brought.
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