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Medical Ward 1 in Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway will be closed to new medical admissions until further notice, as a number of positive cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the ward. 

To help prevent further spread, the ward will be closed to medical admissions until further notice (with the exception of patients requiring admission to the High Dependency Unit and paediatric patients). 

The ward will also be restricted to Essential Visiting only until further notice. All Essential Visitors must ensure that they book all visits in advance, and all visitors are reminded to please ensure that they take a Lateral Flow Device test before visiting hospital. Please do not visit under any circumstances if you develop symptoms.  Can can order LFDs by calling 119 or visiting https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

A Incident Management Team has been established to ensure all necessary measures are in place to prevent further spread of the virus within the ward.