Gastro outbreak strikes more than 100 pax on Sydney to Perth train

[John Ashworth]

Gastro outbreak strikes more than 100 passengers on Sydney to Perth train

symptoms suspected to be the short-lived norovirus...

“Norovirus is one of these agents that’s actually very hard to control once it’s in the environment”...

“It’s a short-lived gastroenteritis, with vomiting and diarrhoea as the main symptoms”...

“Things like steam-cleaning the carpets and cleaning all the surfaces can help control the outbreak, as well as people who are sick being isolated. So when people get unwell making sure they stay in their room to stop spreading it to other people.”

The company has also removed and cleaned curtains as needed, provided alcohol hand gels, and even removed some carriages. The train has completed at least three journeys since without incident...

the outbreak was connected to “mainly one section of the train”...