Queen Elizabeth University Hospital: Ward reopens in Glasgow hospital after coronavirus outbreak

A ward at Scotland's biggest hospital has reopened after an outbreak of coronavirus among patients and staff.

Positive cases of Covid were confirmed at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on Monday, with measures put in place to help stop the virus spreading further.

Read More
Northern Ireland: Stormont imposes ‘vitally important’ four-week lockdown on hos...

A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) confirmed to the PA news agency the ward reopened on Tuesday.

The ward in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has reopened.The ward in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has reopened.
The ward in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has reopened.
Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The hospital also houses the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab - one of the UK's three sites that was launched earlier this year to rapidly expand testing capacity.

Meanwhile, there has been no update on a similar outbreak in a cancer ward at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.

As of Monday a "very small number of patients" have died, with NHS Lothian saying the number is under five.

Nine patients and six members of staff had also tested positive for Covid-19 and were self-isolating.

Reporting by PA

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription.

Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up.

Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website.

Comments

 0 comments

Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article.