There is a suspected norovirus outbreak among the California delegates at the Republican convention


Some Republican delegates at the GOP convention in Cleveland are feeling pretty miserable, and not just because of how Monday went. Apparently there is a suspected outbreak of norovirus among some of the California delegates: "We've got about 11 who have been sick over the last few days, and we've been out there every day and working with them to eliminate the spread [between] the resort and the delegation from California," Erie County health commissioner Peter Schade told Stat News.
Norovirus is highly infectious, and known to send the passengers of cruise ships running for the bathroom. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. Thankfully, while it's not pretty, the virus is usually out of one's system after only a couple of days.
But because norovirus spreads like wildfire, California's 550 delegates, alternates, and guests have been told to avoid shaking hands with others and to find alternate transportation to the convention rather than board the delegation buses. "Large towers of hand sanitizer" have appeared around the African-themed Kalahari Resort, where the delegation is staying, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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The health department is running tests to determine if the sick Californians are indeed suffering from norovirus; in the meantime, those showing symptoms have reportedly been quarantined.
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