Vomiting bug continues to spread

The winter vomiting virus has hit the Sacred Heart Hospital in Carlow.

The hospital has been closed to all visitors and the Health board is appealing to people who may have been in contact with anybody at the hospital, to approach them immediately.

Four patients and three members of staff at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Carlow have reported symptoms consistent with the virus.

Tests have been carried out and the patients have been placed in isolation in a bid to curb the spread of the suspected virus.