Cork's Mercy Hospital introduces visitor restrictions and asks patients to seek treatment elsewhere

 Patients with less urgent complaints are advised to contact their GPs in the first instance, or to avail of services at the Mercy Local Injury Unit, St Mary’s Health Campus in Gurranabraher, which is open from 8am to 6pm.

Cork's Mercy University Hospital (MUH) has introduced visiting restrictions and renewed its appeal to members of the public to seek treatment elsewhere.

It comes as high numbers of patients are presenting with the flu in the Emergency Department.