French Authorities Lift Quarantine on Cruise Ship Ambition Following Confirmation of Norovirus

French authorities lifted the quarantine on the cruise ship Ambition in Bordeaux after testing confirmed a norovirus outbreak.Officials initially confined over 1,700 passengers and crew to the vessel to investigate reports of a potential hantavirus infection.Medical teams at Bordeaux University Hospital identified the cause as norovirus after analyzing samples from the symptomatic travelers.The cruise ship is scheduled to depart Bordeaux on Thursday evening to continue its planned itinerary toward Spain as intended.
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