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13/08/2014
Devon Country Park Closed After Suspected Norovirus Outbreak
A suspected norovirus outbreak has closed a country park in Devon.
It is understood that some 91 cases of sickness have been reported since Friday at the River Dart Country Park in Ashburton in Devon.
The park's website states that it will be closed until 18 August to "enable further investigations".
Some 600 people are understood have been staying at the park when it was closed over the weekend.
A number of people whose holiday's at the park have been cut short, or cancelled altogether, have been calling on the park's management for compensation.
(MH/CD)
It is understood that some 91 cases of sickness have been reported since Friday at the River Dart Country Park in Ashburton in Devon.
The park's website states that it will be closed until 18 August to "enable further investigations".
Some 600 people are understood have been staying at the park when it was closed over the weekend.
A number of people whose holiday's at the park have been cut short, or cancelled altogether, have been calling on the park's management for compensation.
(MH/CD)
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