Cork University Hospital
The visitor restrictions that were implemented at Cork University Hospital (CUH) in the wake of the Norovirus outbreak have been lifted.
The restrictions were in place from Thursday, March 5 and were lifted on Monday, March 30.
Visiting hours, which ranged from 2pm to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm, are now back in action while visiting remains restricted outside of these two time slots, unless permission is granted on compassionate grounds.
However, said permission must be arranged in advanced by ringing the specific ward.
CUH Chief Operations Officer Damian McGovern said:
“Cork University Hospital sincerely thanks people for their understanding and co-operation in helping us to contain the Norovirus outbreak in the hospital over the last number of weeks.
“This has been essential in helping us to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff,” Mr McGovern added.
Visitors are asked to not visit CUH if they feel unwell, comes from a household that has symptoms of infection, including gastrointestinal, such as vomiting or diarrhoea, or respiratory symptoms, such as a cough, sore throat or fever.
All visitors are reminded to adhere to good hand hygiene practices and to wear appropriate PPE, as advised by ward staff.