Mercy University Hospital ward shut as elderly patients contract flu

An influenza outbreak among patients led to a Cork City hospital yesterday closing one of its wards.

Mercy University Hospital ward shut as elderly patients contract flu
Thu, 04 Feb, 2016 - 00:00
Ellie O'Byrne

Cork’s Mercy Hospital (MUH) closed St Mary’s ward to visitors after nine elderly inpatients contracted the flu virus.

The ward is an acute admissions unit for older people.

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