OIL workers have been evacuated from a North Sea rig following an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus.
OIL workers have been evacuated from a North Sea rig following an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus.
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FIONA McKAY
Three people have been quarantined in a bid to prevent the spread of the winter vomiting bug.
The outbreak comes amid fears of a surge of the virus after Chief Medical Officer Sir Harry Burns declared the "season" had begun on October 29, five weeks earlier than last year.
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