Winter vomiting bug cases are on rise, said the HSE. With passage of time, winter season will get extreme; therefore, it has become to come up with ways by which they can control norovirus.

Dr. Anne Dee, who is a public health specialist with the HSE in Limerick, said norovirus can cause significant problems in the health service. This is the reason they want to device ways by which no such disturbance takes place.

Since last month, outbreaks have been taking place in hospitals. Norovirus outbreak took place in the wards at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital and it led to visitors' restriction.

While providing details, Dee said, "Norovirus is a common cause of gastroenteritis; it does not usually cause serious illness, but it is very easily spread. People who contract it can be infectious for 48 hours".

She continued by saying that things gets upsetting once it reaches into hospitals. Wards get closed, admissions get restricted and surgeries also get cancelled. In such a scenario, it becomes important to keep vulnerable patients safe, as they are already quite ill.

Drinking a lot of fluids is said to be effective treatment for norovirus, said Dee while saying lemonade is the preferred drink to have.