California wildfire shelter struck by norovirus outbreak even as rescue efforts continue
Butte County public health spokeswoman Lisa Almaguer on Thursday released a statement, saying that lab tests results have confirmed the outbreak of the virus
As rescue workers scramble to search for over 600 people who are unaccounted for in the deadly California wildfires, latest reports have emerged that one of the shelters in Northern California housing evacuated people has been hit by an outbreak of norovirus.
Butte County public health spokeswoman Lisa Almaguer on Thursday released a statement, saying that lab tests results have confirmed the outbreak of the virus and that those who have fallen sick at the shelter have been quarantined in Chico. Reports stated that the people affected by the virus have been kept in an area separate from healthy evacuees.