Warnings have been issued due to the winter vomiting bug norovirus after a rise in outbreaks in care homes over recent weeks. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has made efforts to remind the public of easy steps to limit the spread of the virus.
Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhoea and is extremely contagious, but it normally doesn't last longer than a couple of days. It spreads very easily in public places like schools, nursing homes, and hospitals where tiny particles of vomit or excrement enter a person's nose or mouth.
The advice was issued by the UKHSA after routine surveillance in England shows that the number of outbreaks caused by the vomiting bug has increased in recent weeks.
