Cruise on the "Viva" cruise ship/photo: Ziv Reinstein, editing: Noa Levy
A Norwegian Cruise Line ship with more than 2,000 passengers on board was forced to enter a maritime quarantine off the coast of Mauritius due to fears of an outbreak of a cholera epidemic.
The ship, which goes by the name "The Norwegian Dawn" (the "Norwegian Dawn"), was turned away from a berth in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, on Sunday this week because of "potential health risks" after 15 passengers were placed in isolation, the authority said. The ports of Mauritius.
The isolated passengers were tested after they began experiencing symptoms of a stomach-related illness, according to a spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Line in the US. Multiple media outlets have reported that the stomach illness is suspected to be cholera.
Cruise ship Norwegian Don/Official website, Wikipedia
Is it stomach inflammation?
However, the Director of the Ministry of Health of Mauritius, Dr Bhushon Uri, revealed on Monday that the test results have since determined that there is no evidence of cholera on board - and the sick passengers are suffering from stomach inflammation. He added that the passengers have "completely recovered".
The ship later received the All approvals to dock at the port by the authorities in Mauritius. The ship - carrying 2,184 passengers and 1,026 crew - set off on a 12-night voyage from Cape Town, South Africa en route to Port Louis on February 13.
"The decision not to allow the cruise ship access to the dock was made to prevent any Health risks," said the Mauritius Authority in its initial announcement. "The health and safety of the passengers, as well as of the country as a whole, are before the eyes of the authorities."
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