Suspected norovirus at south Sioux City, Nebraska, restaurant

A restaurant/bar in South Sioux City has closed down voluntarily to disinfect its premises after dozens of people became ill after eating there, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

The restaurant/bar at the Marina Inn has closed temporarily on the advice of health officials.

Symptoms are consistent with a norovirus, a highly contagious virus that is spread person to person or by food.
 

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