WHO reports that it has completed the investigation of the MV Hondius outbreak

• WHO said that the outbreak of MV Hondius has ended, and that the remaining case is a positive contact with the virus.
• According to WHO data, the outbreak was confirmed in three crew members, and 13 infections were detected during the trip over 1 week.
• CDC reports that a norovirus outbreak on Ruby Princess started after the 20-day cruise to Canada and Alaska: 102 passengers out of 3,032 became infected, and 23 out of 1,144 developed symptoms.

All available information from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that the outbreak of the virus on the MV Hondius ended after three days.

According to WHO data, three crew members and 13 passengers on the virus-ridden MV Hondius were confirmed. The ship’s outbreak began in Argentina and continued to the Caribbean. The outbreak was confirmed in three people and 13 passengers after the cruise.

In its update, WHO said that the remaining outbreak was an ongoing positive contact with the virus. WHO also noted that the average number of affected passengers with symptoms was 1, and that the outbreak was caused by the virus.

WHO said that new cases of the virus, associated with the cruise ship’s outbreak, were not detected in the winter season. WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, wrote on X that the outbreak was caused by the virus and that the organization would continue to work with partners to determine the cause of the virus.

The material also reports that MV Hondius was previously identified as having an outbreak of the virus. Oceanwide Expeditions said that all cruises “with 13 days of green” will continue, and also that the outbreak of the virus on the m/v Hondius will not be prevented. The Netherlands’ health service said that it will continue to monitor the outbreak of the virus on the Hondius ship, and that it is currently investigating 29 cases.

Meanwhile, the report says that an outbreak on another cruise ship was caused by the virus: the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that after 100 passengers became infected with Ruby Princess, the outbreak started in San Francisco on the 20th day of the cruise, and the virus spread. According to CDC data, 102 out of 3,032 passengers and 23 out of 1,144 passengers became infected, while the average number of symptoms was 1.

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