Norwegian Cruise Ship Docks in Mauritius After Gastroenteritis Scare Mistaken for Cholera
• Norwegian cruise ship Norwegian Dawn blocked from docking in Mauritius due to cholera scare after passengers fell ill • 15 passengers were isolated with stomach illness, feared to be cholera • Authorities later confirmed passengers had gastroenteritis, not cholera; passengers recovered • Ship now cleared to dock in Port Louis after medical screening; passengers disembarking on February 27 • Incident comes amid ongoing cholera outbreak in southern Africa, with over 188,000 infected and 3,000 dead since January 2023