French authorities on Wednesday allowed asymptomatic passengers to leave a British cruise ship, saying a gastrointestinal virus was behind an outbreak of sickness that came after an elderly man died of a heart attack.

'Of the five French nationals, one person developed symptoms during the journey' and her condition 'deteriorated overnight,' after which 'the tests came back positive for…

The 17 U.S. passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius would first be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a federally funded quarantine facility.