{"id":374553,"date":"2026-03-31T11:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/374553\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:26:09","slug":"visitor-restrictions-at-cork-university-hospital-lifted-after-25-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/374553\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitor restrictions at Cork University Hospital lifted after 25 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cork University Hospital\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/abfe0311-6285-4b7d-b51d-fff1602b58d0.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Cork University Hospital<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The visitor restrictions that were implemented at Cork University Hospital (CUH) in the wake of the Norovirus outbreak have been lifted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The restrictions were in place from Thursday, March 5 and were lifted on Monday, March 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">However, said permission must be arranged in advanced by ringing the specific ward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">CUH Chief Operations Officer Damian McGovern said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cCork 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThis has been essential in helping us to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff,\u201d Mr McGovern added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">All visitors are reminded to adhere to good hand hygiene practices and to wear appropriate PPE, as advised by ward staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cork University Hospital The visitor restrictions that were implemented at Cork University Hospital (CUH) in the wake 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