Somewhat scary as this could happen anywhere and the workers felt it was due to a lax policy on cleanliness that lead up to this in view of current cost cutting and outsourced agreements.
More than 800 people have been affected by emergency measures imposed at Dunedin Hospital today in the face of an outbreak of the highly infectious norovirus. Over the past three weeks, 57 patients and staff have been diagnosed with norovirus, which can cause stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea. Over the weekend, a further 17 cases were reported. All outpatients clinics, elective surgery, planned admissions and investigations scheduled for today have been postponed, affecting more than 800 people.
Hospital bug: 800 hit by lockdown - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz
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