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Jamboree plagued by second wave of norovirus and chickenpox

04-Jan 10:00
A scouting jamboree in Christchurch, NZ. is being plagued by a second wave of norovirus and several cases of chickenpox.

The 18th jamboree, which wraps up tomorrow, is playing host to around three-thousand scouts – and a nasty bout of norovirus.

Earlier this week 55 people were suffering from the highly contagious bug – but health authorities and scout organisers were hopeful a quick response had stopped the spread.

But Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey says the makeshift hospital tents are filling up again with around 20 potential sufferers.

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