Coronavirus outbreaks closes London hospital A&E as 70 staff forced to isolate

A hospital serving Boris Johnson's constituency has closed to emergency admissions due to a coronavirus outbreak.
NHS workers in PPE take a patient with an unknown condition from an ambulance (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)NHS workers in PPE take a patient with an unknown condition from an ambulance (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
NHS workers in PPE take a patient with an unknown condition from an ambulance (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Some 70 staff members are isolating after the outbreak at Hillingdon Hospital.

A spokesman for Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "An outbreak of Covid-19 was declared on Friday, July 3, 2020.

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"As of Tuesday, July 7, 70 members of staff are now isolating, a number of whom have tested positive for Covid-19.

"As a result, the trust has taken the precautionary decision to close Hillingdon Hospital to emergency ambulances and emergency admissions.

"The trust is managing the outbreak in line with Public Health England guidance. "

The hospital serves the Prime Minister's Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency.

More to follow.