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Last Updated: Tuesday, 15 March, 2005, 07:16 GMT
Bug outbreak causes ward closures
Three wards at Cornwall's main hospital have been closed after an outbreak of a contagious virus.

Three other wards at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, have also been partially shut.

The hosital said that the bug caused severe vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pain to those who caught it.

Wards were closed in January after a similar outbreak. People are asked not to visit friends and relatives if anyone at home has similar symptoms.




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