"Burning with fever": dozens of Israelis fall ill at resort
Dozens of Israelis vacationing at the Club Med resort in the Seychelles have fallen ill with symptoms including high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. The tourists created a WhatsApp group that now includes about 50 people. Club Med says the cause has not been determined and denies any link to the resort or the food.
Dozens of Israelis vacationing at the Club Med resort in the Seychelles have reported severe symptoms of illness: high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and intense abdominal pain. The tourists, who arrived for a week-long vacation last Wednesday, created a WhatsApp group that now includes about 50 people. Some of those affected describe their condition as extremely severe, with hallucinations and loss of bodily control. The mother of one of the sick tourists, Shiri Heller Schwartz, told Channel 12 that her son was "burning" with fever and criticized Club Med's response, saying the company had disclaimed responsibility "to an insulting degree." According to her, the tourists had to beg for water and clean sheets. Club Med Israel stated that the company takes every report seriously, has deployed medical services, and has launched a comprehensive investigation. The company emphasizes that out of hundreds of Israelis at the resort, only 38 reported symptoms, and that checks have not found a link between the illness and the resort or the food. The ultimate source of the illness has not yet been determined.