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| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on a man who died during a suspected outbreak of a virus on board a cruise liner in the Cromarty Firth. | A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on a man who died during a suspected outbreak of a virus on board a cruise liner in the Cromarty Firth. |
| Doctors have said about 150 people on board the Marco Polo are showing symptoms of the norovirus and two are being treated in hospital. | Doctors have said about 150 people on board the Marco Polo are showing symptoms of the norovirus and two are being treated in hospital. |
| The 74-year-old man who died is thought to be from Norfolk. | The 74-year-old man who died is thought to be from Norfolk. |
| He apparently suffered a heart attack but it is not yet clear whether he was suffering from the norovirus. | |
| However, he was said to have been vomiting the previous night. | However, he was said to have been vomiting the previous night. |
| The man died as the ship was docking in Invergordon on Monday morning. | The man died as the ship was docking in Invergordon on Monday morning. |
| In a statement, cruise operators Transocean Tours said the man's death was unrelated to the virus outbreak, and that the ship had been inspected by local health officials. | In a statement, cruise operators Transocean Tours said the man's death was unrelated to the virus outbreak, and that the ship had been inspected by local health officials. |
| Dr Ken Oates said the man who died had many underlying health problems | Dr Ken Oates said the man who died had many underlying health problems |
| NHS Highland said a total of 150 passengers were suffering from sickness and abdominal cramps - symptoms of the virus which is also known as the winter vomiting bug and affects up to one million people in the UK every year. | NHS Highland said a total of 150 passengers were suffering from sickness and abdominal cramps - symptoms of the virus which is also known as the winter vomiting bug and affects up to one million people in the UK every year. |
| Local GPs and community nurses have boarded the Marco Polo to assist the ship's doctor. | Local GPs and community nurses have boarded the Marco Polo to assist the ship's doctor. |
| Two of the passengers are now being treated at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. | Two of the passengers are now being treated at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. |
| The Marco Polo, which is touring the UK and Ireland, has 769 passengers and 340 crew. | The Marco Polo, which is touring the UK and Ireland, has 769 passengers and 340 crew. |
| It had sailed from Tilbury in London on Saturday but has now been detained at Invergordon harbour. | It had sailed from Tilbury in London on Saturday but has now been detained at Invergordon harbour. |
| Invergordon councillor Maxine Smith criticised the way the situation had been handled, claiming that potentially infected passengers were allowed to wander through the town after the ship docked there. | Invergordon councillor Maxine Smith criticised the way the situation had been handled, claiming that potentially infected passengers were allowed to wander through the town after the ship docked there. |
| Although norovirus is fairly common its effects are magnified when outbreaks occur within enclosed spaces such as cruise liners. | Although norovirus is fairly common its effects are magnified when outbreaks occur within enclosed spaces such as cruise liners. |
| It is not usually dangerous, but can prove serious when it hits the very old, the very young or people with underlying health problems. | It is not usually dangerous, but can prove serious when it hits the very old, the very young or people with underlying health problems. |
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