Squiggers said:
Jacques_Bustard said:
Given the (alleged) numbers involved and the negative tests on the food norovirus would be number one suspect. Its not beyond the realms of possibilities that someone in the kitchen had it and continued to work. If so they are deeeeeeeeeeeeeep sh1t.
Nope, all the staff got tested, all came up in the negative.
So, probably one of the sketty diners then.
Don't know where you got your int from but it's inaccurate. The BBC report:-
"Staff infected with the norovirus bug worked at Heston Blumenthal's award-winning restaurant, The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed.
The Michelin-starred Fat Duck, in Bray, Berkshire, was shut for more than two weeks from 24 February after 400 diners complained of having fallen ill.
The HPA, investigating the outbreak, said the vomiting bug was detected in six staff and eight diners.
It found there were "weaknesses" in how staff illness was dealt with.
Based on staff interviews, sickness records and samples taken, staff worked while still infected with norovirus, the agency stated".
Link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7955506.stm
Working in the catering industry whilst suffering from gastro-enteritis is illegal. Heston's busniness is in deep s***. The number of positive norovirus results compared with the number of people affected is also meaningless. Norovirus is very hard to detect even with the best microbiological methods. A negative result in an individual with D+V does not rule out norovirus infection.