Club Med offers sickened guests compensation after virus outbreak

The Club Med Yabuli ski resort in Yabuli, Heilongjiang province, promised on Tuesday to pay guests triple the cost of their stay as compensation if they were affected by an outbreak of norovirus, a common cause of acute gastrointestinal illness.

Transportation and treatment costs will be also covered by the compensation, the company said in a statement posted on social media.

The club has suspended the reception of new guests and a professional health team has been sent to Yabuli to deal with the outbreak.