A hospital that was forced to shut because of high numbers of coronavirus cases is to start admitting new patients again. Weston General Hospital closed when patients on a non-Covid ward tested positive along with about 100 staff. Medical director Dr William Oldfield, said “strict criteria” were now in place before…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed a commitment of more than £11million to North Somerset to help the council, businesses and community fight the Coronavirus pandemic – significantly more than most other places in the country. The extra money will be given to help North Somerset Council deal with the…
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Weston General Hospital will be gradually reopened next week, after a coronavirus outbreak forced it to close to new admissions. The hospital stopped accepting new patients on 25 May but health officials are now confident that cases have not spread to the wider community. Chief executive of Weston Area Health…
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An outbreak of coronavirus cases at a West Country hospital has been “nipped in the bud”, according to a local MP. John Penrose, who is the Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare, said the decision to close the town’s hospital on 25 May had resolved the issue. Posting on Twitter, the MP said…
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