Visitor restrictions added at Summerset Manor

Gastrointestinal illness is going around at Summerset Manor in Summerside, P.E.I., so Health PEI is asking visitors to stay away if they are feeling unwell to prevent the bug from spreading.

Meanwhile, precautions are being lifted atWedgewood Manor in Summerside and at Beach Grove Home in Charlottetown where an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness has now cleared up.

Ina written release Tuesday, officials stressed the importance of visitors sanitizing their hands before and after visiting long-term care facilitiesfacilities.

The restrictions will be reviewed and updated when the situation changes, the release said.

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