The NHS says that people with the norovirus should not go back to work or school for at least 48 hours after symptoms pass ALAMYMore than 1,100 hospital beds have been closed due to a widespread outbreak of the norovirus vomiting bug, prompting pleas from health officials for those affected to stay at home. The NHS has urged people not to send their children back to school and not to go back to work for at least 48 hours after the symptoms have completely cleared up to avoid spreading the virus further. Public Health England (PHE) has analysed national data and found that the number of positive tests for norovirus between November 11 and 24 was 28 per cent higher than the five-year average for the same period. Double the number of hospital beds have been closed over the past week compared with the same time last year to…

Source: The Times December 05, 2019 12:11 UTC