The Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welshpool is back to normal after having partially closed due to a norovirus outbreak.

The hospital closed its Maldwyn Ward to new admissions and its Minor Injury Unit overnight for over a week due to a number of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting.

The Powys Teaching Health Board(PTHB) said: "Temporary restrictions to visiting and the minor injury service at Welshpool Hospital have now been lifted.

"This means that all services including the overnight Minor Injury Service and ward visiting are back to normal.

"Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience whilst these essential restrictions were in place."

The health board is encouraging people not to visit hospital or care homes if you, or the people you live with, have had diarrhoea, vomiting of flu-like symptoms within the last 48 hours.

"These bugs can be highly contagious, so we are grateful for your help to keep patients free from infection. If you are unsure whether to visit please feel free to contact the ward before you come into hospital."

PTHB said: "Thank you to everyone for your support, and for your patience."

The closure of the ward was to prevent further spread of the virus.

People were asked to only to visit the hospital if "absolutely necessary"; for example, if there was a clinical need, or for patients receiving end of life care.

The Minor Injury Unit closed overnight to prevent transmission of the virus as its overnight service is provided by the Maldwyn Ward nursing team.

A similar outbreak also affected patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital last week, where wards 27 and 28 were closed due to an outbreak of suspected norovirus.