Covid-19 forces Cork's Mercy University Hospital to re-introduce visiting restrictions

The hospitals says normal visitation has been 'suspended until further notice' with visiting restrictions going forward remaining 'under continual review'

MUH has also requested that people refrain from visiting if they are unwell with symptoms of infection, such as cough, fever, vomiting or diarrhoea. File Picture: Denis Minihane

Visiting restrictions have been reinstated at Cork's Mercy University Hospital (MUH) following an increase in the number of patients attending the hospital with Covid-19.

A spokesperson for the hospital told the Irish Examiner that even though all of its services are currently operational, normal visiting has been "suspended until further notice" with visiting restrictions going forward remaining "under continual review".