Stomach flu making the rounds in the Region
Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) has experienced an increase of gastrointestinal illness (stomach flu) during the last couple of weeks. The Region has seen the impact in its emergency rooms, and has two norovirus outbreaks in its health care facilities.
Dr. Shauna Hudson, Medical Health Officer and Dr. Alain Lenferna, Vice President, Medical for Sun Country Health Region want to remind people of the steps to take to limit its spread.
The gastrointestinal illness making the rounds can be caused by many different viruses and bacteria. Norovirus is on common cause of the vomiting and diarrhea.
The steps to take to prevent the stomach flu can be found on the website at http://www.suncountry.sk.ca/