“Additional patients have been tested and no new infections have been identified in the past 48 hours. All patients are being monitored for signs and symptoms of further infection,” the hospital said in an April 6 statement cited by Fox News.
The children’s hospital implemented temporary visitor restrictions amid the outbreak. Hospital leaders also sent a memo to staff members asking anyone with norovirus symptoms to stay home for 48 hours.
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