Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships - Worldwide, February-March 2020.

This report describes public health responses to COVID-19 outbreaks on these ships. COVID-19 on cruise ships poses a risk for rapid spread of disease, causing outbreaks in a vulnerable population, and aggressive efforts are required to contain spread. All persons should defer all cruise travel worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PMID: 32214086 [PubMed - in process]

Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - March 26, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Moriarty LF, Plucinski MM, Marston BJ, Kurbatova EV, Knust B, Murray EL, Pesik N, Rose D, Fitter D, Kobayashi M, Toda M, Canty PT, Scheuer T, Halsey ES, Cohen NJ, Stockman L, Wadford DA, Medley AM, Green G, Regan JJ, Tardivel K, White S, Brown C, Morales Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research