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A U.S.-owned luxury cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew was allowed to dock yesterday (Monday) on the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. Passengers on the ship were quarantined offshore for a day over fears of a possible cholera outbreak onboard.
A U.S.-owned luxury cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew was allowed to dock yesterday (Monday) on the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. Passengers on the ship were quarantined offshore for a day over fears of a possible cholera outbreak onboard.
The Mauritius government cleared the Norwegian Dawn, which is owned and run by the Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line company, to dock at the harbour in the capital, Port Louis. During the tests done, health officials found no traces of cholera on the ship’s water.
Mauritius authorities blocked the ship from docking because 15- people onboard were ill with vomiting and diarrhea. The Mauritius Ports Authority said it decided to avoid any health risks, while officials onboard collected samples. The Mauritius government said the sick passengers who had been isolated after falling ill had mild cases of the viral infection, gastroenteritis.
Several countries in mainland southern Africa have experienced serious outbreaks of cholera over the last year, possibly leading to concern from authorities in Mauritius, an island nation of about 1.2 million people off the east coast of Africa’s popular tourist destination. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says there’s a cholera epidemic in southern Africa, with a total of around 188,000 cases and 3,000 deaths in eight countries since January 2023.
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There were 2,184 passengers and 1,026 crew members onboard the Norwegian Dawn when it arrived in Mauritius. Around 2,000 passengers were due to disembark in Mauritius and end their cruise and 2,279 new passengers were due to get onboard.
