Vomiting bug leads to ban on visitors in two hospitals

A TOTAL ban on visitors at two hospitals in Cork and one in Kerry, because of the winter vomiting bug, is continuing, the Health Services Executive (HSE) confirmed yesterday.

The only exceptions are relatives of critically ill patients who are asked to make contact with the hospital in advance of their visit.

The ban was introduced earlier this month at St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital, Cork, Cork University Hospital (CUH) and St. Clare’s wards, in St Finbarr’s Hospital.