815 hit by vomiting bug at Stuttgart spring festival

A norovirus outbreak at a festival in south-west Germany has affected more than 800 people.

They caught the vomiting bug in a marquee at the Stuttgart spring festival last weekend.

It is not clear how the virus was first contracted, but the scale of infection has increased during the week.

Stuttgart officials believe it was not linked to food or drink served in the festival tent as samples taken have all tested negative.

The city’s health department also tested marquee staff...