Residents told to treat norovirus at home amid rise in cases at Essex hospitals

Norovirus: Winter vomiting bug keeps pressure on hospital A&E departments

Near-record case numbers of the winter vomiting bug Norovirus are keeping pressure on England’s hospitals this winter.

Residents told to treat norovirus at home amid rise in cases at Essex hospitals

Norovirus is highly contagious and can cause symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, headaches, stomach cramps, and aching limbs.

Warning to treat norovirus at home amid surge in cases at mid Essex hospitals

Norovirus is highly contagious and can cause symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, headaches, stomach cramps, and aching limbs.

Rise in norovirus cases in local hospitals prompts NHS to urge people to treat the winter vomiting bug at home

The NHS in mid and south Essex is urging local people not to attend A&E or other healthcare settings – or visit relatives in hospitals – if they have, or have very recently had, the winter vomiting and diarrhoea bug norovirus. The call comes as cases of the common winter stomach bug are on the rise in acute and community hospitals across mid and south Essex, increasing pressure on local services which are already dealing with high levels of dema…