Holidaymakers, who were struck down by a highly contagious stomach bug at a holiday camp in Bognor Regis, have launched a claim for holiday compensation.
An estimated two hundred campers at the Butlin’s Holiday Camp in Bognor Regis, West Sussex were affected by the norovirus outbreak and many went on to develop a nasty bout of gastroenteritis, symptoms of which include nausea and diarrhoea.
Forty three year old Kathleen Gilmovitch, of Princes Road, in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, became a victim of the virus after spending just three days at the camp. She told the Ellesmere Port Pioneer that she had to fall out of bed and literally crawl to the bathroom, because her stomach cramps were so bad.
Butlins have since offered a full refund to guests affected by the illness and have also offered alternative accommodation to future guests at Skegness and Minehead if requested.
A spokesperson for Butlins stated that measures had been put in place to stop the virus spreading, adding that cleaning and sanitising procedures had been stepped up in an attempt to interrupt the natural spread of the virus.
Arun District Council’s Environmental Health team said that the norovirus bug is easily spread especially when there are lots of people in close proximity; they went on to say that a full investigation had been launched in partnership with the Health Protection Agency.
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