Passengers on the ship showing no symptoms are allowed to leave, authorities say, after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal sickness.

Passengers on the ship showing no symptoms are allowed to leave, authorities say, after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal sickness.

French authorities have confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after an elderly passenger died, said officials, who played down any links to the hantavirus scare.

Legal recourse is limited, but the ship's operator could still be liable if it behaved recklessly. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A stomach illness outbreak and the death of a man on board prompted authorities in Bordeaux to place a temporary disembarking ban on the ship.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that a local resident may have hantavirus, but clarified that the case is not linked to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The IDPH said...