Ovation of the Seas visited Dunedin in January. Photo: Stephen JaquieryAlmost 200 passengers on one of the world's largest cruise ships have been treated for gastro before the liner docked in Hobart, Australia. Ovation of the Seas, which carries more than 5800 people, had been sailing for two weeks and arrived in Tasmania on Tuesday after a trip to Singapore. "Outbreaks of highly infectious conditions such as gastro and respiratory illness can occur in cruise ships, where a population the size of a medium-sized town mixes closely together," he said. Ovation of the Seas was scheduled to leave Tasmania yesterday afternoon.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 05, 2017 22:07 UTC