Asymptomatic people allowed off ship from Wednesday afternoon but those infected ordered to remain in isolation

A norovirus-hit cruise ship carrying mainly passengers from the UK and Ireland has had a French lockdown order lifted.

All 1,701 people onboard Ambition were prevented from disembarking for more than 24 hours after it docked in Bordeaux on Tuesday, as one person died and dozens became ill with a vomiting virus.

Local authorities allowed asymptomatic people to disembark from Wednesday afternoon, while those who had been infected were ordered to remain onboard in isolation.

Norovirus is a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis that causes vomiting and diarrhoea.