Gleneagles hotel in Perthshire is being investigated after more than 100 people connected with it suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea symptoms.
Officers from NHS Tayside and Perth and Kinross Council were called in after it emerged that the cases of suspected norovirus were evident in people connected to the five-star hotel, near Auchterarder. More than 100 people have reported symptoms.
It is understood that those affected include guests, staff and golfers using the hotel. Staff are working closely with NHS Tayside and Perth and Kinross Council to implement recommended infection control measures.
Dorothy Welsh, from the hotel, said the symptoms had been reported last Saturday. She added: “We are glad to report nearly everyone is fully recovered. Only a handful of people are not fully back to health. We are not aware of anybody being taken into hospital.”
A statement from NHS Tayside said: “Anyone suffering from similar symptoms should be very careful with their hand hygiene and should remain at home until 48 hours after their symptoms have cleared up.”
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The hotel is home to Scotland’s only two-star Michelin star restaurant, Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles. It also hosted the G8 summit in July 2005.