French authorities on Wednesday eased restrictions on passengers aboard the British cruise ship Ambition after tests confirmed that a gastrointestinal virus, potentially norovirus and not hantavirus, was behind an outbreak that sickened dozens on board.
The ship, operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, had earlier been placed under temporary lockdown in the port city of Bordeaux after concerns emerged over a possible link to the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius.
