Tag Archives: norovirus

Norovirus: wash hands with soap and water in care home settings says HPSC

Guidance highlights the ineffectiveness of alcohol gels There has been an increase in the number [...]

Hand washing warning to care homes as norovirus cases reach ten year high

Highly infectious illness affecting many over 65 year olds Outbreaks of norovirus have reached “the [...]

Hand washing call as norovirus causes Community Hospital visitor closure

Warning that hand gels are ineffective against it Both inpatient wards at Bromyard Community Hospital [...]

How a lack of hand washing sinks worsened norovirus outbreak

“Significant” operational deficiencies identified at a restaurant Norovirus is often referred to – with good [...]

Childcare centres: hand washing guidance issued in New Zealand

“Gastro bug” outbreak centred on Napier and Hastings A total of seven childcare facilities as [...]

Norovirus outbreaks double in schools and nurseries in 2 weeks!

Hand washing with soap and water is the only effective way to keep it at [...]

UKHSA advocate soap and water handwashing as norovirus spreads in care homes

Reminder that “alcohol hand gels don’t kill norovirus” “Norovirus outbreaks in care homes have risen [...]

Elderly and vulnerable people “at risk” from Norovirus

Hand washing is essential as illness spreads across the UK Press reports across the UK [...]