By Hilda Desai
Scotland, Glasgow. (News Of The South) – The norovirus which broke out at the commonwealth games village in Glasgow had by Saturday affected 53 security people.
According to reports from Glasgow the likely source of the bug was identified as a temporary toilet facility.
According to public health officials the number of new cases of the gastrointestinal bug was declining and the toilet, used by a small number of workers, had been closed.
Norovirus is the most common stomach bug in the UK and in a year around 600,000 to one million people of all ages every year. Symptoms are usually mild and generally last for 24 hours.
So far none of the athletes or team officials have reported symptoms.
Dr Gillian Penrice, consultant in public health medicine for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: “As we would expect, the number of new cases is continuing to decline.
“Staff who have been symptom-free for 48 hours are starting to return to work, and those who are still experiencing mild symptoms are not giving any cause for concern as a result of the virus.”
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