The Southland District Health Board is asking Southlanders to avoid visiting Southland Hospital if they don't need immediate care as it deals with a gastroenteritis outbreak. A community outbreak of gastroenteritis in Invercargill is now affecting patients and staff at Southland Hospital. In a statement Friday, the board asked visitors to Southland Hospital to take special precautions until further notice as seven hospital staff had fallen ill.Advanced infection prevention and control measures have been put in place at the hospital in order to contain the infection, the statement says. The hospital would not turn patients away, but asked that patients consider visiting their GP first, McLeod said. “We are asking our Southland community to help protect our hospital patients and staff by observing these health and hygiene measures.”

Source: Stuff June 04, 2021 02:26 UTC