Experts warned of six symptoms to look out for amid a rise in cases of norovirus, widely known as the 'winter vomiting bug'.
Norovirus is a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea, according to the NHS. The health service warned is "can spread very easily", including through close contact with an infected person, touching surfaces or objects with the virus on them before touching your mouth, and eating food prepared or handled by someone with norovirus.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is the government body monitoring outbreaks of the virus. It said outbreaks are rising as people "have begun to mix more" since pandemic restrictions were scrapped. Between March 7 and 20, reports of norovirus and rotavirus outbreaks exceeded (plus 2%) the "five-season average of the same period prior to the emergence of Covid-19".
