A hospital has issued an urgent warning to the public after a norovirus outbreak causes sickness across six wards.
Visitors have been asked to wash their hands 'thoroughly' to help prevent the spread of the virus, keeping patients and staff safe., issuing a statement on 26 April 2024, said: "A norovirus outbreak is affecting six wards at Royal Bolton Hospital .
"People who have had diarrhoea, vomiting or flu-like symptoms in the past 48 hours are asked to avoid visiting unless it is an emergency or they have been advised to do so by a healthcare professional." Lianne Robinson, Deputy Chief Nurse at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, urges anyone entering the hospital to 'do everything you can to help stop the spread of norovirus'.
Bolton Nhs Foundation Trust Bolton
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