UK hospital staff member tests positive - Coronavirus

A healthcare professional at University Hospital Southampton, UK has tested positive for coronavirus. They are now in isolation at home.

The staff member worked a single nightshift in the surgical high dependency unit on 6 March.

Patients and staff who came into contact with the staff member have been informed and will be isolated, the hospital said.

The high dependency unit has been closed to new admissions.

The hospital said all other services are operating normally.