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| Norovirus bug closes Claymore Hotel in Arrochar | Norovirus bug closes Claymore Hotel in Arrochar |
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| A hotel in Arrochar has had to close for deep cleaning this weekend after an outbreak of norovirus. | A hotel in Arrochar has had to close for deep cleaning this weekend after an outbreak of norovirus. |
| The bug struck the Claymore Hotel in the picturesque Argyll and Bute village on Thursday. | The bug struck the Claymore Hotel in the picturesque Argyll and Bute village on Thursday. |
| Fourteen of the hotel's guests were affected, all of whom were elderly. | |
| The affected guests, who were on a bus tour, have been provided with individual transport home, a spokesman for the tour operator said. | |
| Guests due to arrive at the weekend have been rerouted to other hotels on their tour. | Guests due to arrive at the weekend have been rerouted to other hotels on their tour. |
| 'Mild outbreak' | |
| The hotel said it hopes to reopen on Monday. | The hotel said it hopes to reopen on Monday. |
| Arrochar, which sits on the banks of Loch Long, is a popular stop on bus tours. | Arrochar, which sits on the banks of Loch Long, is a popular stop on bus tours. |
| Graham Rogers, spokesman for tour operator National Holidays, said no one had been hospitalised during the outbreak. | |
| He added: "This was a mild outbreak of the virus, where a small number of people due to return home on Friday began to feel unwell. | |
| "Arrangements were made for them to stay on until Saturday, before travelling home. | |
| "As a precaution the hotel has been closed for the weekend for a deep clean." |