Ward closed to visitors at Scunthorpe General Hospital

One ward at Scunthorpe General Hospital is now closed to visitors following an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting.

Ward 23 is currently closed in order to stop the norovirus disease spreading.

The symptoms of disease are diarrhoea and vomiting.

Trust clinical director of microbiology, Dr Peter Cowling, is reminding the public of good hygiene measures as the virus is highly infectious and spreads easily from one person to another.

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Dr Cowling, said: "We realise that people will want to visit friends and relatives whether at home or in hospitals, care or nursing homes over winter.

"If you are visiting people who are particularly vulnerable to infection and you have symptoms of sickness and/or diarrhoea, the best thing you can do to protect your loved ones is to delay any visits until you are fully recovered and have been symptom free for two days."

If symptoms worsen or persist for more than 48 hours, contact your family doctor to take advice from NHS Direct.