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CDC is monitoring over 90 cruise ships amid COVID outbreaks : NPR

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Table Of Content Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships — Worldwide, February–March 2020 California Department of Public Health COVID-19 Team More than 300 sickened on Ruby Princess cruise ship, CDC says Additional Ships news Alerts How to prevent seasickness on cruise ships (tips) Outbreaks 2013 reports The federal agency recommends that people avoid cruise travel if they are at increased risk of severe illness, regardless of vaccination status. Both Norwegian Cruise Lines and the Port of New Orleans said the cruise line requires all guests and crew members to be fully vaccinated, with on-site testing and proof of vaccination needed in order for people to board. At least 17 people have tested positive for COVID-19 — including one probable case of the omicron variant — on a cruise ship that disembarked in New Orleans over the weekend. Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships — Worldwide, February–March 2020 In response to the report

Outbreak on Princess Cruises ship: More than 300 fall ill on Ruby Princess cruise, CDC says

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Table Of Content A year ago, we asked 6 questions about COVID-19. Here’s how the answers evolved Cruise Norovirus outbreaks updates C.D.C. Investigating Gastrointestinal Illness on Luxury Cruise Ship A new U.S. tool maps where heat will be dangerous for your health I Spent 7 Days on My First Adults-Only Virgin Voyages Cruise Such viral/bacterial outbreak incidents affect the vacation experience of thousands of people, being packed up in a floating resort for many days on end. In confined spaces with frequent passenger turnover (like big capacity cruise ships), it is easy for diseases to spread - whether food- or air-borne, or otherwise. However, there's a tendency to cover up the severity of this issue. It's a very common, highly contagious, ruthlessly efficient and uncomfortably bad virus affecting the stomach and large intestines. Often called "stomach flu" (the med term is "Gastroenteritis") the infection results in massive vomiting and diarrhea. Sick