Virus outbreak closes ward in Scunthorpe

HEALTH chiefs have closed Ward 22 at Scunthorpe General Hospital after an outbreak of Norovirus.

The ward has been closed to admissions and transfers.

Restrictions were put in place on Tuesday, February 2 and the Trust's Infection Prevention and Control Team is monitoring the situation on a daily basis.

Visitors are being urged not to visit any of the hospitals operated by the Trust if they have suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting in the past 72 hours.

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