20:11 GMT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Ward opens after winter bug case
A ward has reopened at a hospital in Staffordshire following an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.
Three wards were closed last week at Stafford Hospital because of norovirus but one ward has since reopened, a spokesman said.
Visitors were still being asked to stay away to prevent the virus spreading.
Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhoea and typically lasts no more than 48 hours. It is the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis in the UK.
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