A hospital has introduced strict visiting restrictions to halt the spread of norovirus after a rise in cases of the bug.

Norovirus is highly contagious, often spread by food or on surfaces, particularly in crowded conditions. It is a short-lived ...

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An NHS hospital has been forced to close its wards following a surge in cases of norovirus. Belford Hospital in Fort William, Scotland has shut its wards to new patients and restricted visitor ...

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The reductions, part of larger Trump administration cuts, come amid a surge in cruise ship outbreaks fueled by a new strain of norovirus. So far this year, there have been 16 illness outbreaks ...

Sixteen gastrointestinal illness outbreaks have occurred on cruise ships in 2025, with ten attributed to norovirus. This number surpasses pre-pandemic levels and is on track to exceed 2024's total ...

Cases of sickness and diarrhoea have closed all wards at Fort William's Belford Hospital. Both ward one and the combined assessment unit have temporarily stopped accepting new admissions due to an ...