Professor Arlene Wellman, group chief nurse for St George’s Hospital, said: “Once norovirus enters a hospital, it can rip through our wards like wildfire, making patients even sicker.” Norovirus is highly contagious and spreads through faeces, meaning it can be passed on easily if someone has not properly washed their hands after using the bathroom.
NHS shares 3 simple ways to protect from norovirus as bug spreads 'like wildfire' The NHS has shared three simple steps you can take to protect yourself from a dreaded winter bug as the infection has been spreading through hospitals “like wildfire”.
“There were more patients in hospitals last week than at any other point so far this winter, as the number of norovirus cases in hospital continued to rise,” it said.
As per the latest data, 961 patients a day were in hospital across England with norovirus last week.
Extremely high case numbers of norovirus are being reported across sites in England, with one hospital closing wards as a result.
