More than 2,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members are trapped on the ship Norwegian Dawn, which has been denied permission to dock in Mauritius due to a possible cholera outbreak.
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At least 15 people on board the cruise ship were isolated and samples were taken for testing, according to a statement from the port where the liner anchored.
Test results are expected tomorrow, the Reuters news agency reports.
The individuals on the liner developed mild unpleasant stomach symptoms after visiting South Africa for a few days in mid-February.
The local authorities therefore decided to block the ship “to avoid any health risk”.
Port Services maintained that “the health and safety of passengers as well as that of the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to authorities,” according to CBS News.
A considerable number of cholera epidemics have occurred in southern African countries.
AFP
Since January 2023, more than 3,000 people have died from cholera in these southern regions of the continent and 188,000 have been infected, according to BBC news.
Cholera is an infection that causes severe diarrhea and severe dehydration.
AgenceQMI
This disease is rare in developed states, but it is almost always fatal if left untreated, being one of the deadliest in the world.
The Norwegian Dawn has precisely 2184 passengers and 1026 crew members. The cruise began on February 13, piloted by the shipping company Norwegian Cruise Line.
Around 2,000 of these passengers would have completed their journey and were ready to disembark in Port Louis, while 2,279 new vacationers are expected to board, according to Reuters.