Patients at an Aberdeen hospital ward have been struck down by the norovirus winter vomiting bug.

An NHS Grampian spokeswoman said there had been two confirmed cases at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s Ward 31.

She said that a couple of patients are in isolation as a precaution.

The ward will remain open for new admissions.

For more information on norovirus, visit the STV Health Centre, brought to you by NHS inform.

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