Southampton General Hospital says it wants to protect staff and patients amid a sharp rise in Covid cases.
The hospital says it wants to protect staff and patients amid a sharp rise in Covid cases
University Hospital Southampton said the measure was needed following a sharp rise of the virus in the community.The hospital said it currently has 92 inpatients with the virus. "We have also been forced to close 19 hospital bays, putting beds out of action, because of contact with infectious patients.", the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.The rise is being driven by two new fast-spreading subvariants of Omicron - called BA.4 and BA.5.
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