Restrictions at Mid-Western Regional Hospital due to swine flu

Visiting restrictions have been put in place at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick due to an increase in H1N1 flu cases at the hospital.

Visitors have been asked to stay away from the hospital unless absolutely necessary.

Outpatient services, day care, and routine hospital admissions have not been affected.

A spokesperson for the hospital said "all appropriate infection control measures are being taken to deal with the on-going situation."