LA fires evacuation shelter hit with highly contagious health outbreak
Story by Lauren Acton-Taylor For Dailymail.Com • 12h
As the Los Angeles fires continue to cause devastation across Southern California, an evacuation shelter has been hit with a norovirus outbreak.
The Pasadena Public Health Department confirmed on Friday that three people tested positive for norovirus among a group of 28 who had 'acute gastrointestinal illness' at the Pasadena Evacuation Shelter.
The department told CNN that it was providing guidance and support to the American Red Cross, which is managing the shelter and said it's doing everything it can to keep residents safe.
'The health and well-being of residents in our care is a top priority,' said Stephanie Fox, the media relations lead with the American Red Cross national headquarters.
Fox said that health-care workers are available for on-site care for anyone who feels sick. It was confirmed that a health care clinic was set up at the evacuation center, and AltaMed health services is also providing medical care there.
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