{"id":23596,"date":"2026-07-03T07:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=23596"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:50:08","slug":"norovirus-na-ruby-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/norovirus-na-ruby-princess\/","title":{"rendered":"Outbreak of a dangerous virus on a cruise ship: over 120 people have fallen ill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">An outbreak of norovirus has occurred on the American cruise ship Ruby Princess, leaving more than 100 passengers and 23 crew members unwell. The ship has returned to San Francisco to undergo disinfection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<div class=\"summary-title\">Briefly about the main points<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>A norovirus outbreak has occurred on the Ruby Princess cruise ship, with more than 120 people falling ill.<\/li>\n<li>The ship returned to San Francisco to be disinfected.<\/li>\n<li>This is the third norovirus outbreak on Princess Cruises ships in 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhoea and is highly contagious.<\/li>\n<li>Passengers have been isolated, and enhanced hygiene measures are in place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Norovirus outbreak on board the Ruby Princess<\/h2>\n<p>On an American cruise ship <strong>Ruby Princess<\/strong> A large-scale outbreak of the illness has occurred, which, according to preliminary data, was caused by norovirus. This was reported by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the agency, symptoms of the illness have appeared in over 100 passengers and 23 crew members.<\/p>\n<p>The cruise ship, carrying 3,032 passengers and 1,144 crew members, set sail from San Francisco on 12 June on a two-week cruise to Alaska and Canada. Following reports of an outbreak, the ship returned to port early to undergo a thorough disinfection.<\/p>\n<h2>What is norovirus?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivneprod.gov.ua\/2025\/01\/15\/shho-potribno-znaty-pro-norovirusnu-infektsiyu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norovirus<\/a> It is one of the most common causes of acute intestinal infections worldwide. It is very easily transmitted from person to person and can spread via contaminated surfaces, contaminated food or water, contact with an infected person, or poor hand hygiene. The main symptoms are vomiting, diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal pain and general weakness.<\/p>\n<h2>Safety measures on board<\/h2>\n<p>According to the CDC, all passengers and crew members showing symptoms of the illness have been isolated. Enhanced hygiene measures are in place on board, and the ship itself is undergoing a full disinfection following its arrival in San Francisco. Princess Cruises has not yet reported what might have caused the outbreak.<\/p>\n<h2>The third outbreak in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>This is now the third norovirus outbreak on Princess Cruises ships in 2026. In total, US health authorities have recorded seven outbreaks of norovirus infection on cruise ships since the start of the year. Experts point out that cruise ships are particularly vulnerable to the spread of infections due to the large number of people spending long periods of time in confined spaces.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041d\u0430 \u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0457\u0437\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0456 Ruby Princess \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0445 \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0443, \u0432\u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u043e\u043a \u044f\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0445\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0456\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0434 100 \u043f\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0436\u0438\u0440\u0456\u0432 \u0456 23 \u0447\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438 \u0435\u043a\u0456\u043f\u0430\u0436\u0443. \u0421\u0443\u0434\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044f \u0434\u043e \u0421\u0430\u043d-\u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0437\u0456\u043d\u0444\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0456\u0457. \u041a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u041d\u0430 \u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0456 Ruby Princess \u0441\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0445\u043d\u0443\u0432 \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u0443\u0441, \u0437\u0430\u0445\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0456\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0434 120 \u043e\u0441\u0456\u0431. \u0421\u0443\u0434\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044f \u0434\u043e \u0421\u0430\u043d-\u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0437\u0456\u043d\u0444\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0456\u0457. \u0426\u0435 \u0432\u0436\u0435 \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0456\u0439 \u0441\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0445 \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0445 Princess Cruises \u0443 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":23595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u041d\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0457\u0437\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0456 Ruby Princess \u0443 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0437\u0430\u0445\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0456\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0434 120 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0435\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043e\u0437\u0440\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u0443\u0441. \u0421\u0443\u0434\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u0421\u0430\u043d-\u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0437\u0456\u043d\u0444\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0456\u0457.","rank_math_title":"\u0421\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0445 \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0457\u0437\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0456 Ruby Princess","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u043d\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u0443\u0441,Ruby Princess","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805619],"tags":[805624],"class_list":["post-23596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-805624"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23597,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23596\/revisions\/23597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}