{"id":51520,"date":"2025-03-26T12:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T12:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/cardiff-and-vale-hospitals-visitor-ban-extended\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T12:12:32","slug":"cardiff-and-vale-hospitals-visitor-ban-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/cardiff-and-vale-hospitals-visitor-ban-extended\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff and Vale hospitals visitor ban extended"},"content":{"rendered":"


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No visitors will be allowed at the University Hospital of Wales, University Hospital Llandough, Barry Hospital or Cardiff Royal Infirmary<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A ban on hospital visits by a health board in response to a norovirus outbreak has been extended. <\/p>\n

Cardiff and Vale health board said on Friday all general visiting would be stopped<\/a> to protect patients, staff and visitors.<\/p>\n

Norovirus is highly contagious and can be caught from infected people and through touching contaminated surfaces such as toilet flush handles.<\/p>\n

The health board said on Wednesday that a review of the restrictions found they needed to remain in place until the end of the week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Exceptions to the ban will be considered for patients who are critically ill, receiving end of life care, birth partners and the Children’s Hospital for Wales.<\/p>\n

The ban does not affect outpatient appointments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Most people recover from norovirus in a few days without hospital care but some become very ill and symptoms include sudden, projectile vomiting, diarrhoea, high temperature, stomach pains and aching limbs.<\/p>\n

The hospitals the health board manages are: <\/p>\n