French authorities allow passengers who are not ill to disembark from a British cruise ship that is affected by a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, according to multiple reports. The ship is in Bordeaux, and authorities say the people who show no symptoms are permitted to leave. French officials confirm that the cause of the outbreak is norovirus, a highly contagious stomach virus that spreads easily. In addition, authorities state there is no link between this outbreak and a separate, higher-alert public health concern involving a deadly hantavirus outbreak reported in recent weeks on a Dutch vessel. One outlet also reports that the decision follows confirmation that the outbreak is not related to a passenger’s death. Overall, the measures described involve lifting a prior restriction and managing disembarkation based on symptom status, while public health authorities continue to treat the event as a norovirus outbreak rather than a hantavirus incident.