More than 230 people with a Norofis virus on a luxurious tourist ship

More than 230 passengers and crew members of the Norovon Virus erupted during a 29 -day luxury cruise from England to the East Caribbean Sea, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Queen Mary 2, the lining of the pioneering ocean of the Cunard lines, which left from Southampton, England, on March 8, according to what she said Map of cruises, Tracking site. The outbreak was reported on March 18, and the Center for Disease Control said, after the ship stopped in New York City. The agency said that the passengers and the crew had reported the symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting.

The Disease Control Center said that the outbreak of the outbreak spread to 224 passengers, out of 2538 on the plane and 17 crew members. She said that the ship wasolated and took sterilization measures.

In addition to New York, the ship stopped in St. Martin, St. Lucia, Grenada, Prabados, Dominica, St. Kits and Tortola. On Tuesday, Queen Mary, or QM2, as she was known, was traveling across the Atlantic Ocean on her way to Southampton, where she was scheduled to arrive on April 6, and Cruise Mapper.

Konard said in a statement on Tuesday that the guests were closely monitored and cleaned the deep ship. “Thanks to the quick response from our crew and additional measures we have in place, we are already witnessing a decrease in the reported cases,” the statement said.

The length of the ship, which was launched in 2004, is 1,132 feet, one of the largest oceans in the world. In 2013, the Times correspondent Description of his journey on QM2, which included delaying departure It caused the elimination of “eliminating the nearby level of military level” after the outbreak of the Norofilus virus.

Norovirus, digestive disease, flourishes in closed areas such as healthcare facilities, attackers, and crossbers, where people travel and work in nearby places. The disease affects up to 21 million Americans per year, According to the Center for Anti -Tennis and Combating. It is spread by contact or through contaminated food or water. There is no treatment, and most people recover within a few days.

The cruise ships are required to submit a report to the Center for Disease Control when there is a spread, which indicates the total number of people suffering from trip patients, not the number of patients at the same time.

The Center for Diseases has reported other cases of Norofis virus outbreaks on cruise ships. Twelve of 461 passengers and 22 crew members in A. Seabourn is still a cruise She said that patients were tired on a trip that left Japan on March 16 and is scheduled to accumulate in the United States on April 9.

Last month, a The Netherlands ship America The outbreak of the Norofis virus, which affects 89 of 2670 passengers and four of its crew, stated during a nine -day cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the southern Caribbean.